Maple Gingerbread Pumpkin Pie

White sugar's Note:

This is the perfect autumn or winter recipe for those craving some warm, spiced pumpkin-y goodness. This pumpkin pie is sweetened with maple and molasses to give it a more complex flavour, with a slight bit more ginger and cloves than the classic recipe for some extra zest.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 1.0 pie

• 2 cups pumpkin puree
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 unbaked 9-inch deep dish pie pastry

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees (F)
2. Beat the eggs in a large bowl.
3. Mix in the liquids first, then the rest of the ingredients, making sure they are all combined thoroughly.
4. Pour into the pie shell.
5. Bake for 15 minutes.
6. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees.
7. Bake for 40 more minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean (the colour of the filling will be darker because of the molasses, but if the crust edge starts getting too dark put a ring of tinfoil over it while baking).
8. Let cool for at least an hour.