The one factor higher than pumpkin pie? My bourbon pumpkin pie recipe, made with brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and bourbon. Exploding with taste and topped with whipped cream, it’s at all times successful on the holidays! This recipe is heaven in a pie plate!
Bourbon Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Should you’re in search of crowd-pleasing Thanksgiving dessert that’s additionally a showstopper, look no additional than bourbon pumpkin pie! This recipe is bound to slay at your vacation celebrations this yr… right here’s why I believe it’s the perfect of the perfect:
- Bursting with fall flavors, that is the whole lot you’re keen on about traditional pumpkin pie, however with a grown-up bourbon twist!
- The bourbon provides it’s personal distinctive taste whereas enhancing the opposite flavors within the pumpkin pie. It DOES not style overly boozy or bourbon heaven.
- Brown sugar + pumpkin pie spice + warming spices create a superbly spiced pumpkin pie filling.
- My instructions for filling the pie crust with pie weights and blind-baking will guarantee a superbly cooked pie crust.
- Topped with whipped cream, this traditional vacation dessert is bound to convey a smile to your face and grumble to your tummy.
Much like apple pie and mini pumpkin cheesecakes, this recipe is a fall vacation traditional and at all times an enormous hit at festive gatherings!
Bourbon Pumpkin Pie Elements
- Pie Crust: Use your favourite pie crust recipe – or my foolproof all butter pie crust. Which, in my biased opinion, is the perfect and best pie dough ever!
- Pumpkin Puree: This isn’t the identical as pumpkin pie filling! So be sure you examine the label. I like to recommend canned pumpkin, however do-it-yourself pumpkin will work. If utilizing do-it-yourself pumpkin, blot some moisture off earlier than use.
- Sugar: A mixture of granulated sugar and brown sugar add sweetness and depth of taste. I name for gentle brown sugar however darkish brown sugar will work.
- Bourbon: 3 and 1/2 tablespoons provides simply the correct amount of bourbon taste. We use Bulleit bourbon, however use no matter you have got available. Should you don’t have bourbon, whiskey or rum make nice substitutes.
- Eggs: Carry your eggs to room temperature earlier than utilizing them! You’ll use 2 entire eggs after which 1 egg yolk. Both discard the egg white or retailer it for a later use!
- Evaporated Milk: Don’t substitute with common milk, heavy cream, bitter cream, and many others.!!! It’s essential to use evaporated milk for this pumpkin pie recipe to work.
- Spices: Pumpkin pie spice, floor cinnamon, ginger, and floor cardamom add the proper punch of heat and comfortable spice to this bourbon pumpkin pie.
- All-Objective Flour: Only a teaspoon thickens the pie filling up. A 1-for-1 gluten free flour ought to work high-quality in its place.
- Vanilla Extract: A splash of vanilla extract provides a wealthy taste. It additionally enhances all the opposite flavors on this pumpkin pie! When you’ve got it, bourbon vanilla extract could be scrumptious. Simply don’t use synthetic vanilla extract, which tastes terrible.
- Salt: Much like vanilla extract, salt helps improve the flavors on this pumpkin pie recipe, whereas balancing the sweetness. The pie crust recipe additionally makes use of it.
Fill with Pie Weights and Bake Pie Crust
One replace I’ve made to this recipe is to name for pre-baking the pie crust. I’ve discovered this further step ensures the pie shell bakes by totally. And doesn’t go away you with a gummy partially baked pie crust. Pre-baking the pie crust additionally helps keep away from heating the oven to 425, which may trigger over browning.
- It’s essential to blind bake the pie crust earlier than you add the pumpkin pie filling. Skipping the blind bake step could result in a soggy and undercooked pie crust.
- To blind bake the do-it-yourself pie crust, you’ll want dried beans, rice, or pie weights.
- You’ll bake the crust for 18 minutes. Then take away the weights and proceed baking for 18 extra minutes earlier than including the bourbon pumpkin pie filling.
- Should you don’t need to use my do-it-yourself pie crust recipe, you need to use your favourite recipe.
- A retailer purchased pie shell will work, however you’ll possible have sufficient pumpkin pie filling for 2 pie shells. When you’ve got already cooked the shells, you don’t must blind bake.
- You may cool the pie shell on a wire rack whilst you make the pumpkin pie filling.
The right way to Make Pumpkin Pie
- Pie Crust: Roll out the dough out, place in pie plate, and chill for half-hour. Fill with pie weights and bake as directed, then cool till wanted.
- Pumpkin Pie Filling: In a big bowl, mix the pumpkin puree, each sugars, vanilla, and bourbon. Add within the eggs and yolk. Stir within the evaporated milk, spices, and flour.
- Bake: Pour the combination into the pie shell and bake for 50 minutes. I don’t counsel utilizing the “or till a toothpick inserted within the heart of the pie” trick right here. The toothpick will possible come out a little bit moist even in the event you bake the pie fully.
- Cool: Utterly on a wire rack, till it’s at room temperature. Then switch the bourbon pumpkin pie to the fridge and chill for a minimum of 2 hours earlier than slicing and topping with freshly whipped cream.
The right way to Keep away from Cracks in Pumpkin Pie
The key to a thick and creamy pumpkin pie with NO cracks?
- Don’t over combine the substances: Whisk them gently collectively till simply mixed. Particularly when you’ve added the eggs. An excessive amount of whisking will trigger the pie to rise after which fall within the oven.
- Don’t over bake: You’ll need to bake the pie for about 50 minutes, or till the pumpkin pie is about on the edges. However the heart of the pie continues to be jiggly. Don’t concern the pie jiggle! This pumpkin pie will proceed to agency up because it cools.
- Make the recipe as written: Need your pumpkin pie to look identical to mine? Observe the recipe precisely because it states, and don’t skip any steps or substances.
Are you able to Freeze Pumpkin Pie?
- Oh sure, sweetie!!! This Bourbon Pumpkin Pie freezes exceptionally effectively! And you may preserve this pumpkin pie within the freezer for as much as 2 months!
- I at all times advise making one or two just a few weeks earlier than an enormous vacation. That method you have got dessert prepped and able to go!
- Merely thaw the frozen pie in a single day, within the fridge, earlier than you intend on serving it.
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