My daughter's 16th birthday party was coming up, and she doesn't eat cake. Actually, most of the women in our family don't like cake, so we try to come up with different ideas for birthday desserts. Her favorite is pumpkin pie. So this was the perfect opportunity to try out this idea I had seen.
You will need:
1 large can pumpkin

1 can evaporated milk
2 boxes pie crusts
cooking spray
2 muffin tins
wax paper
whipped cream
Yield: 24 individual pies

Start by rolling out the pie crusts. I placed mine on wax paper so they wouldn't stick to the countertop. I used a drinking glass to make the circles. Just cut them out like you would a sugar cookie. You can also use a cookie cutter if you have a round one, or round with scalloped edges. Then place each cut circle into a pre-sprayed muffin tin. Take your time to gently push them down into the tin and make the sides fold back to the tin as best you can. You want to make the largest opening you can for the filling.
These take forever to bake, so either make them the day before or earlier in the day. Mine took about two hours to bake and cool before the kids could eat them. Again, follow the directions on the side of your can of pumpkin. But because these are smaller, be sure to check them regularly so they don't burn.
Once they are baked, they easily pop out of the muffin tins. I placed them on a cooling rack before popping them into the refrigerator to cool down.They can be easily stacked in a plastic container in the refrigerator until they are ready to be eaten.
When they are ready to be devoured, put a small squirt of canned whipped topping on the top of each one before serving.

I would also not decide to make these as the guests were showing up. I had to work the day of the party, so these were started around 5:00. They were finally cooled and ready to eat around 8:00. I would just give myself more time.
I would also add a little more pumpkin spice to the mixture. It was quite bland, and I like it to have a real pumpkin kick. But that may be just me.
Overall, I really liked this idea, and thinking it could be changed up for any pie fillings as long as the crust isn't too overwhelming. Just think, individual cherry pies, cheesecakes, key lime pies...great, now I am hungry again.
Check out my other Halloween ideas here.
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They look so cute - I'm officially hungry now.
ReplyDeleteWhen I discovered that both my mom and my mother-in-law used store bought pie crusts, I decided that it was no longer "cheating." Love the idea of the little pumpkin pies. Thanks for sharing at Inspire Us Thursday on Organized 31.
ReplyDeleteThose are so cute! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
ReplyDeleteYum! I'd love to have you share this on The HomeAcre Harvest Hop today!
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