When fall returns, it is not uncommon in American families to prepare the famous “pumpkin pie”. Presentation of this delicacy and gourmet variations.
How to make a pumpkin pie?
The classic pumpkin pie recipe
Pumpkin pie in French is THE typical dessert on the Thanksgiving menu, which will be celebrated in 2023 on Thursday, November 23. Highlighting the star vegetable of the season – squash in the broad sense of the term – this dessert is a combination of a sweet pastry and a filling made from pumpkin puree, squash, or even pumpkin, and spices. . Indeed, a pumpkin pie is rich in spices such as cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger and even cardamom. Obviously, you don’t have to put all these spices in your pie – or wait until Thanksgiving! – but if I had to choose just one, it would be cinnamon because it seems unthinkable to make a pumpkin pie without it! It is she who brings warmth to the tart and depth to the tastes.
Variations of pumpkin pie
As with any recipe, the pumpkin pie can be adapted. You can replace the sweet dough with a base of mixed biscuits, like a cheesecake. You can also enrich the topping with caramel sauce for a very delicious dessert. And to temper the strength of the filling, why not serve your tart with a nice homemade cream?
But let’s be honest, pumpkin pie is a rich, delicious and generous dessert, which brings families together around a convivial and sharing moment. It’s not really a question of making it lighter… It’s like making a light log at Christmas… it’s just not the spirit of the holiday. The pumpkin pie is generous, and that’s very good!
The proof in 10 recipes.
Pumpkin pie with pastry cream
© Lindsay and Taylor from the blog Love and olive oil
Differing slightly from the standard recipe, this tart is filled with a pumpkin and spice custard, and the top is lightly caramelized at the end of cooking. A hybrid dessert that has everything good.
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Vegan pumpkin pie

© Silvia from the Silvia + Limone blog
Absolute crush for this vegan pumpkin pie in which the filling is a sweet mixture of pumpkin puree, natural yogurt, chestnuts, Medjool dates, spices, orange juice and zest.
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Pumpkin pie cocoa ginger

© Des and Kadee from the blog Oh so delicioso
The good idea of this recipe? The cheesecake-style base prepared with ginger biscuits mixed with cocoa powder, melted butter, and muscovado-type sugar.
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Gourmet pumpkin pie

© Kayley from The kitchen McCabe blog
For a 100% comfort food dessert, we’re all about this pumpkin pie generously covered with caramel sauce and nicely golden leaves.
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Pumpkin pie with maple syrup

© Tieghan from the Half Baked Harvest blog
The magic ingredient of this recipe: the maple syrup which is integrated into the pumpkin puree, and into the whipped cream, to be served with the pie.
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Salted Caramel Pumpkin Pie

© Maria and Josh from the blog Two peas and their pod
We love this generous and creamy tart, richly garnished with salted caramel sauce and heavy cream.
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Pecan Pumpkin Pie

© Andrew and Larisha from the Make it dairy free blog
To bring maximum texture to your pumpkin pie, we rely on a topping made from toasted and sweetened pecans.
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Pumpkin pie with graham crackers

© The kitchen
To play the American recipe to the end, we try this crunchy base made from Graham crackers, iconic biscuits in Uncle Sam’s country.
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Pumpkin pie creme brulee

© Jessica Merchant from the blog How sweet eats
For a crunchy dessert, imitate this recipe in which the pumpkin pie is covered with sugar then caramelized with a blowtorch. This results in a trendy crème brûlée effect.
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Pumpkin pie with spices

© Laura from the Firk knife swoon blog
To give maximum flavor to your pie, don’t hesitate to add a number of spices to your pumpkin puree: cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, pepper, cardamom, ginger and vanilla.
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