Layered Walnut Pumpkin Pie
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
1 pie
- Serves:
- 6-8
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup walnuts
- 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1⁄4 cup cold water
- 16 ounces pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 (9 inch) pie crusts, baked
directions
- Finely chop the walnuts and set aside.
- Soften the gelatin in water in a 2 quart saucepan. Stir in the pumpkin, 1/2 cup of sugar, milk, lightly beaten egg yolks, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Heat just to boiling, stirring constantly. Turn heat to very low & cook 5 minutes more, stirring.
- Remove from heat & cool. Chill until mixture thickens slightly.
- Beat egg whites to soft peaks. Gradually beat in 2 tablespoons of the sugar, beating until stiff. Fold into the pumpkin mixture along with the chopped walnuts.
- Beat the whipping cream with the remaining sugar until stiff.
- Turn half the pumpkin mixture into the prepared pie shell & level off.
- Top with 3/4 of the whipped cream spread in an even layer.
- Top with remaining pumpkin filling.
- Decorate with remaining whipped cream and walnut halves.
- Chill at least 4 hours before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sweet PQ?
Niagara Falls, 0
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