Spiced pumpkin pie with pecan crust

Recipe By:Prue Leith Chefs Academy
Serves:16 slices

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 10 ml ginger, ground
  • 10 ml nutmeg
  • 10 ml cinnamon, ground
  • 60 ml low fat milk
  • 9 tbsp maple syrup
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 500 g pumpkin, trimmed and cubed
  • 160 g dates
  • 180 g pecan nuts, toasted and finely ground

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 170˚C.
  2. Place the pumpkin on a baking tray and brush the pieces with the olive oil and roast in the oven until soft.
  3. In the meantime, place ground pecan nuts and dates in a food processer and blend until it resembles fine bread crumbs.  If the mixture is not coming together add 15ml water or orange juice.
  4. Line a greased 20cm tart case with the date and nut mixture and place in the fridge to set.
  5. Place cooled soft pumpkin in a food processer and blend until smooth then add the milk, eggs, maple syrup and spices.
  6. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the pecan crust.
  7. Bake the tart for about 30- 40 minutes until the filling is set.
  8. Allow to cool slightly and serve warm or at room temperature. 
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