Better Than Pumpkin Pie Recipe 455 Recipes

BETTER THAN PUMPKIN PIE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• For base layer, mix with hand mixer (or in food processor) and press into greased 9 x 13 inch pan. For filling: Combine all ingredients and cook on low until thick. Pour over crust. For topping, september 19, 2014 41 comments BETTER THAN PUMPKIN PIE - CAKE! Pumpkin pie cake WELCOME to "Save My Sanity Saturday" at One Good Thing By Jillee....where I attempt to avoid having a nervous breakdown by actually giving myself a day off from blogging once a week! Please pull up a chair, sit back, and enjoy an "oldie but goodie" from the One Good Thing By Jillee archives. --Originally posted on September 23, 2012-- I spent some time with one of my sister's today visiting my Mom. We got talking about life, kids, work, and FOOD. For some reason when it starts turning colder and 'fall is in the air' I start obsessing about "comfort food". Aren't "Autumn" recipes the best!?!? I love all the pumpkin-y recipes that start showing up everywhere! My sister JoAnn mentioned she had taken this yummy dessert into her office the other day and her colleagues LOVED it. She said there were even knock down drag out FIGHTS over it! Not really. :-) But after tasting it for myself, I can see how there COULD have been! I think I'd be willing to throw a punch or two to get a piece. ;-) I had to make it just as soon as I got home. It sounded THAT good! And I didn't even have to write one thing down...it was THAT easy to remember. (OK...I might have had to call her once to verify the amount of butter...but that's all!) pumpkin pie cake I made mine with a gluten-free cake mix...but you can make yours with whatever type of boxed cake mix you like. Also, the recipe calls for pumpkin pie filling. I used my Mom's recipe that she's been making for over half a century (and I practically have memorized)...but you can use whatever recipe you normally would use for pumpkin pie. This is the perfect dessert for when you're craving pumpkin pie...but don't want to go to the trouble of making pie crusts. Better Than Pumpkin Pie . . . CAKE! by my sister JoAnn Ingredients: 1 box yellow cake mix (minus 1 cup, set aside for topping) 1 stick butter (8 Tablespoons) 1 egg Mix with hand mixer (or in food processor) and press into greased 9 x 13 inch pan. pumpkin pie cake Prepare your favorite Pumpkin Pie filling recipe. (I used my Mom's recipe below.) My Mom's Pumpkin Pie Filling 1 large can pumpkin 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon Mace 1/2 teaspoon Allspice 4 eggs (beaten) 2 cups milk 1 Tablespoon butter Cook on low until thick. Pour over crust. (UPDATE: My sister JoAnn informed me today you don't actually have to COOK the pie filling ingredients....you can just combine them and put them on top of the crust and BAKE. I guess that's why hers took longer to cook in the OVEN than mine.) pumpkin pie cake Topping: Add 3 Tablespoons cold butter and 1 Tablespoon cinnamon to reserved cup of dry cake mix. Cut butter into cake mix until crumbly. Sprinkle topping over pumpkin pie filling. Bake at 350 degree for 60 - 70 minutes. Keep an eye on it after the 60 minute mark. You want it to be "set" in the middle. So if you shake the pan a little and it doesn't "jiggle", you should be good. Let cool and serve with whipped cream on top!

BETTER THAN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Place squash in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and simmer over medium heat until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, and cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a blender or food processor, combine butternut squash, brown sugar, cornstarch, egg, milk, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg. Process until smooth. Pour into the unbaked pie shell.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes, or until a table knife comes out clean when inserted in the center.

BETTER THAN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Combine in mixer the pumpkin, sugars, eggs, vanilla, evaporated milk and spices, mixing well.
• Pour into a 12 x 9 inch baking pan.
• Sprinkle the dry cake mix on top and pat down.
• Melt the butter and drizzle over the top.
• Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes or until lightly browned and set.
• Let cool.

PUMPKIN PIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Position an oven rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners, and coat the liners and the top of the tin with cooking spray.
• Whisk the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk the pumpkin puree, granulated sugar, butter, eggs, milk and vanilla together in a medium bowl. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture, and gently fold until just incorporated (it's OK if there are some lumps).
• Bake until the tops spring back when pressed, 24 to 28 minutes, rotating the tin halfway through. Let the muffins cool in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. (The cupcakes can be made up to 2 days before and refrigerated in an airtight container.)
• For the pie crust cutouts: While the muffins are cooling, cut out 12 shapes from the pie crust, and arrange them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush each with milk, and sprinkle generously with granulated sugar. Bake until deep golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through. Let cool completely.
• For the filling/topping: Beat the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar together in a medium bowl until smooth. Add 1 cup of the cream, and beat until soft peaks form. Add the remaining 1 cup cream, and beat until stiff peaks form. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pastry bag.
• To fill and top the cupcakes: Use a teaspoon or a melon baller to take a small scoop out of the top center of each cupcake (save these cupcake pieces). Squeeze some of the filling/topping into each hole, and top with one of the cupcake pieces. Pipe a swirl of the filling/topping on top of each cupcake. (The cupcakes can be refrigerated for up to 2 hours at this point if you prefer them chilled.) Gently push a pie crust cutout into the frosting of each cupcake, and serve.

BETTER THAN PUMPKIN (USES BUTTERNUT SQUASH) PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix butternut squash, brown sugar, cornstarch, egg, milk, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, ginger and nutmeg.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until done.