Best Date Nut Pumpkin Pie Recipes

WALNUT-DATE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the flour, butter and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Cover and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes; cool on a wire rack., In a bowl, beat the eggs, cinnamon, cloves and remaining brown sugar. Beat in the pumpkin and milk. Stir in the dates and walnuts. Pour into the crust. Cover edges loosely with foil., Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 2 hours on a wire rack. Refrigerate until serving. Serve with whipped cream. Refrigerate leftovers.

DATE NUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F.
• DATE-NUT LAYER: In a medium saucepan combine dates and water; cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and dates have softened.
• Add 1/3 cup brown sugar and butter. Stir to blend. Remove from heat.
• Stir in nuts and cinnamon. Cool while preparing filling.
• FILLING: In a medium bowl, beat lightly, add pumpkin, evaportaed milk, granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt and cloves. Stir to blend.
• Spoon date-nut mixture into unbaked pie crust. Pour in filling.
• Bake at 450F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F Bake 45-50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool to room temerature before serving.
• GARNISH: Spoon whipped cream around outer edge of pie just before serving. Refrigerate leftover pie.
• Flute edge or cut small leaves and pumpkins from pastry scraps and press around edge of unbaked pie crust.

PUMPKIN DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin, oil, water and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in dates and pecans., Transfer to two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks., For glaze, in a small heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, sugar, butter and cream. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved., Increase heat to medium. Do not stir. Cook for 3-6 minutes or until bubbles form in center and syrup turns amber brown. Remove from the heat; transfer to a small bowl. Cool to room temperature. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Drizzle over loaves.