Pumpkin Yogurt Pie

Submitted by Lalaloula

"This recipe was inspired by Mirj's Recipe #13561. The crust is more of a "healthy" crust, so if you dont care for that too much, just go ahead and use your fav crust. The filling is delicate and smooth with great holiday flavours. I loved it and I hope you do, too."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Yields: 1 9 inch pie

ingredients

• For the crust

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 cup ground walnuts
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup applesauce, unsweetened (might need 2 tbs more)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

• For the pumpkin yogurt filling

• 2 cups pumpkin puree (I used a home-made one)
• 1 1⁄2 cups vanilla yogurt (can use low-fat)
• 1⁄2 cup applesauce, unsweetened
• 1⁄8 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄8 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ginger
• 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄8 teaspoon allspice
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground vanilla bean
• 1⁄16 teaspoon clove

directions

1. For the crust combine flour, ground walnuts, chopped walnuts, applesauce, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice in a bowl. If mixture does not come together, add a tbs or so more applesauce.
2. Press mixture into a greased pie plate of 24 cm/9 inch in diameter.
3. For the filling combine pumpkin puree, applesauce, yogurt, sugar, eggs, salt and all of the spices in a big bowl. Mix well.
4. Pour this mixture into your prepared pie crust and bake in the pre-heated oven at 220°C/425°F for 15 minutes, then lower the temperature to 175°C/350°F and bake for another 45 minutes or until filling is set.
5. Let cool in the pan. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Absolutely delicious pie! Loved the combo of ingredients in the crust & the pie itself was wonderful! Shared it with a neighbor couple, & it got nothing but raves! I'll definitely be making this one again several times, I'm sure, before the end of the year! Thanks for sharing it! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]

 

[Maureen A.]

Definitely not a fan favorite. Although I measured everything perfectly, the applesauce completely overwhelms the other flavors and the yogurt adds an awful tanginess to it. You end up with a tangy, applesauce pie instead of a different version of pumpkin pie. I will never do this one again.

 

[R Register]

I think my pumpkin purée was still a little frozen so I should have cooked longer. I tried an extra 10 minutes but still didn't seem as firm as the picture.

 

[SandwichQueen]

This recipe was quite good! I was excited about how the crust mixed up into a dough though it was a little too so I plan on tweaking it next time; I was thinking about using part graham cracker crumbs. Also, I thought I had vanilla yogurt but it was plain so my filling was a bit more tangy than I would have liked but that is no fault of the recipe's. I just added some extra vanilla this time gut I'll be sure to have the right yogurt next time. Great mix of spices and great pumpkin flavor! Also, I may play with using agave or honey next time. Thanks for posting this recipe!

 

[barefootmommawv]

I've made many of pumpkin pies and this one was not a hit with my family. Something about the flavor was just amiss. I don't know if it was because I used an off brand of yogurt and pumpkin or what. I may make this again with name brand ingredients to see if that was the problem. Crust was good. Thanks for sharing your recipe.