Caramel Pecan Pumpkin Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat the eggs, pumpkin, and half-and-half together in a mixing bowl until smooth. Stir in the sugar, flour, lemon zest, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice until evenly blended. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the prepared pie shell. Cover the edges of the pie with aluminum foil strips to prevent burning.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the pecan caramel topping by mixing the brown sugar, pecans, and butter together in a bowl until evenly blended. Carefully spoon over the top of the pie. Continue baking the pie until the topping is golden and bubbly, and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes more. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, mix crushed cookies, pecans, brown sugar and salt; stir in butter. Press onto bottom and up sides of a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Bake until lightly browned, 5-7 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, in a large bowl, beat eggs, pumpkin, milk, spices and salt. Pour into crust. Bake on a middle oven rack until center is set, 50-60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour., For topping, in a large heavy saucepan, combine brown sugar, cream, corn syrup, butter and vinegar. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 240° (firm-ball stage), stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in pecans and vanilla. Pour over pie immediately. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. In a large bowl, beat eggs, pumpkin, syrup, sugar, cream, cinnamon and nutmeg until smooth; pour into crust. , For topping, in a large bowl, combine eggs, pecans, sugar and syrup; spoon over top., Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°. Bake until crust is golden brown and top of pie is set, 40-45 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. If desired, serve with whipped topping.

Steps:

• Prepare and roll pastry for single-crust pie, Line a 9" pie plate with pastry. Trim; crimp edge as desired.
• In a large bowl stir together eggs, pumpkin, and half-and-half. Stir in sugar, flour, lemon peel, vanilla, salt cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.
• Pour pumpkin mixture into pastry-lined pie plate, To prevent overbrowning, cover edge of pie with foil. Bake in 375 F oven for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl stir together the brown sugar, pecans and butter until combined. Remove foil. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over top of pie. Bake for 20 minutes more or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean and topping is golden and bubbly. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate within 2 hours.
• I don't add the lemon peel, and I add 1/4 tsp ginger, increase the vanilla to 1 tsp, I used fresh cooked pumpkin instead of canned and I omit the topping for a regular pie. For Thanksgiving 2006 I added 3 small gala apples, sliced to the pie.

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl stir together the flour and salt.
• Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork.
• Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat, using 1 tablespoon of the remaining water at a time, until all dough is moistened.
• Form dough into a ball.
• On a lightly floured surface, flatten the ball of dough with hands.
• Roll dough from center to the edges forming a circle about 12 inches in diameter.
• Ease pastry into a 9-inch pie plate, being careful not to stretch dough.
• Trim to 1/2 inch beyond the edge of the pie plate. Fold under the extra and flute the edge. Do not prick pastry.
• In a large bowl stir together eggs, pumpkin, and half-and-half or milk.
• Stir in the granulated sugar, flour, lemon peel, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.
• Pour pumpkin mixture into pastry-lined pie plate.
• Cover the edge of the pie with foil to prevent overbrowning.
• Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl stir together the brown sugar, pecans, and butter until combined.
• Remove foil from pie
• Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over top of pie.
• Bake for 20 minutes more or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean and topping is golden and bubbly.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Cover and refrigerate within 2 hours.

Steps:

• Pour caramel topping onto bottom of pie crust; sprinkle with pecans.
• In a large bowl, beat together pudding mixes, milk, canned pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Mix in 1 ½ cups of Cool Whip to the pumpkin mixture, then spoon into the crust.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Top pie with remaining Cool Whip, then drizzle with additional caramel topping and pecans (optional) before serving.