Best Butternut Custard Pecan Pie Recipes

Roasted Butternut Squash Custard Pie with a Pecan Crust image

Provided by Emeril Lagasse

Categories dessert

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 1/4 pounds butternut squash
Olive oil
Salt
1 recipe Pecan Crust, recipe follows
1/4 cup Steen's 100 percent Pure Cane Syrup
1/4 cup sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 eggs
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 cup Caramel Sauce
Spiced Cream, recipe follows

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Season the squash with olive oil and salt. Place on a roasting pan and roast for 1 hour. Remove and cool completely. Place the pie shell in the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the pie crust from the oven and cool. Peel away the skin and remove the center seeds of the roasted butternut squash. Place the squash in a large mixing bowl. Mash the squash until smooth. Add the cane syrup, the sugar, pinch of salt, cinnamon, and vanilla. Mix well. Add the eggs and egg yolks and mix well. Stir in the milk and whisk well. Pour into the pie shell. Cover the edges of the crust with aluminum foil. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake for 25 minutes, until the center is slightly firm. Remove and cool on a wire rack. The pie will still continue to cook while cooling. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled. Slice into individual servings and place on serving plates. Garnish with a drizzle of Caramel sauce and a dollop of Spiced Cream.

Butternut Custard Pecan Pie image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups pecan halves, divided
1 tablespoon coconut oil, plus more for the plate
1 tablespoon plus 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
2 cups cooked, mashed butternut squash
3 large eggs
1 cup unsweetened plain almondmilk or cashewmilk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Oil a deep 9-inch pie plate with coconut oil; set aside.
In a food processor, coarsely grind 1 1/2 cups of the pecans until pea-sized. Add oil and 1 tablespoons of the maple syrup. Pulse just until well combined then transfer pecan mixture to the prepared plate and press into the bottom of the plate only; set aside.
In the food processor, purée squash with eggs, almondmilk, remaining 1/2 cup maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Pour filling over the pecan crust in the pie pan and bake for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, finely chop remaining pecans. Sprinkle pecans along the outer edges of the pie and return to the oven for another 30 minutes, or until filling is set and firm. Cool pie on a rack then transfer to the refrigerator to chill before serving.