Baking | Perfect Pumpkin Custard Pies, gluten & grain free
“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.”
Jim Davis
Pumpkin Custard Pies…perfect little things! I’m not a huge fan of pumpkin but the younger teen really loves this humble veggie in dessert. These pies changed my view on the humble pumpkin; I fell in love with the pies {if I may so myself}!
… & before I forget “Hello October! When did you sneak in?” Can’t believe it’s already nearing the end of the year. Glad to say goodbye to July and September; they were tiresome months. The weather here is still quite warm and muggy, with a spell of retreating monsoons thrown in. We didn’t complain about the petite pumpkin custard pies though!
Smooth, silky, delicious, full of autumn connect and flavours, they turned out really nice! It began with an experiment and turned into custard pies I will make often. I contemplated adding a crust to make a’pie-ish‘ pie, then abandoned the idea. Gluten and grain free seemed more appealing.
In my quest to cut out unnecessary carbs, I kept these simple. I think the depth of flavour came through because of fresh pumpkin puree and condensed milk. The yellow really brightened up my day. I love the local produce this season … pumpkins, water chestnuts, apples, pears all flooding the market. Pineapples too.
If eggless baked yogurt tart could set {Cherry Yogurt Tart, Dark Chocolate Orange Yogurt Eggless Cheesecake, Deep Dark Salted Butter Caramel Eggless Yogurt Cheesecakes}, then I figured the pumpkin pies with eggs would laugh all the way home. They did!
Worked a charm. They were ever so simple to make, that I decided to pretty them up a bit. They taste just as good without the garnish. Yet a little lace collar, a dollop of unsweetened cream, a sprinkle of pure maple flakes and a garnish of pumpkin seeds brittle makes it pretty! Pretty special!
[print_this]Recipe: Pumpkin Custard Pies 
Summary: Smooth, silky, delicious, full of autumn connect and flavours, the Pumpkin Custard Pies are a wonderful make ahead dessert option for fall. A simple recipe which comes together in minutes once you have the pumpkin puree done.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour plus cooling time
Ingredients:
- 380g pumpkin puree {from approx 500g fresh pumpkin}
- 1 tin {400g} condensed milk
- 3 small eggs
- 100g low fat cream
- 3 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Method:
- Preheat oven to 200C. Line the bottoms of 8 X 3″ dessert rings with strong foil, bringing it up over the sides to create a base. Place foil base side down on a cookie tray.
- Place all ingredients in bowl of food processor and blend until smooth. {Alternatively, place in a large bowl and use a balloon whisk to get a smooth uniform mixture}
- Divide the mixture between the 8 rings.
- Bake at 200C for 10 minutes, then decrease oven temperature to 170C and bake for another 25-30 minutes.
- Allow to cool in rings. Chill for a few hours or overnight, demold onto serving platters and serve with low fat cream if desired.
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Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
15 Comments
sangeeta khanna
Such pretty yummy petite pies. Loving it.
I love a pumpkin mousse I make, been planning to make that and this recipe is now teasing me 🙂
gloria
aah what beautiful are always yours dessert Debra! and look delicious!!
Colette
Deeba, I love what you do with that chocolate-swirl ribbon around
each li’l pie.
Lovely as always!
Barbara @ Barbara Bakes
You have elevated pumpkin pie to a whole new level. Beautiful!
Bedobani
Love the look of these pumpkin pies! Can’t really imagine a pumpkin dessert to be delicious… Would love to try this … Can you elaborate on the pumpkin pie spice ? Thanks.
Misty in utah
Hi! Can you tell me what size tin of condensed milk you used? We have 3 sizes at our store. 🙂
Deeba @ PAB
Hi Misty, the condensed milk we get here is at a net weight of 400g per tin.
Thats the only size we get there!
Andie @ Esthetician Careers
Wow!, this is amazing. Love it.
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Jamie
These look absolutely divine, Deeba! They look light and creamy. I adore pumpkin and must try these but please – sweetened or unsweetened condensed milk??? What a nice change from to same old pumpkin pie! And pretty as a picture, as usual! xo
Deeba @ PAB
Jamie… xoxo. We loved these too. Sweetened condensed milk {you can well imagine that I have never heard of unsweetened condensed milk!} Much love chica!
belllini
you have turned the humble pumpkin into a work of art Deeba, love the extra touches.
Adri
These are no ordinary pies! They are beautiful!