Best Walnut Pumpkin Pie Recipes

HARVEST WALNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine pumpkin, condensed milk, eggs, maple extract, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Mix well and pour into the graham cracker crust. Smooth the top with a spatula.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking until filling is set, about 30 minutes.
• Prepare walnut topping while pie is baking. Mix brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Cut in butter with a fork until coarse crumbs form. Stir in walnuts.
• Remove pie from the oven and cover evenly with the topping. Continue baking until topping is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Cool completely before slicing.

WALNUT-STREUSEL PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate while preparing filling., In a large bowl, beat pumpkin, milk, sugars, eggs, flour, salt and spices until blended; transfer to crust. In another bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add egg; beat on low speed just until combined. Spoon evenly over pumpkin layer., In a small bowl, combine the first 5 topping ingredients; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts; sprinkle over filling. Cover edge with foil to prevent overbrowning. , Bake 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes longer. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack. Serve within 2 hours or refrigerate, covered, until cold.

TRADITIONAL PUMPKIN PIE WITH A WALNUT-CRUNCH TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Toss the walnuts, brown sugar and maple syrup in a small mixing bowl.
• Combine the pumpkin, milk, sugar, eggs, spices and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Mix well.
• Transfer 3/4 cup of the walnut-sugar mixture to the bottom of the pie shell. Pour pumpkin batter over the walnut mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F; bake for an additional 40 to 50 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the pie's center comes out clean).
• Cool pie on a baker's wire rack. Meanwhile, add butter to the remaining walnut-sugar mixture; stir until moistened. Sprinkle over the cooled pie. Broil about 5-inches form heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until bubbly. Cool before serving.
• Provide your guests with their choice of sweetened whipped cream or French vanilla ice cream with a sprinkling of orange zest, and get ready for the applause!

MAPLE-PUMPKIN PIE WITH WALNUT CRUMBLE AND MAPLE MERINGUE IN GINGERBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Sift flour, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and allspice together in a large bowl. Cut in butter using your fingers, a pastry cutter, or a food processor until the crumbs resemble cornmeal. Drizzle water and molasses over crumbs, mixing with fingers, until the crumbs begin to cling together. Gather the dough and knead it into a ball. Press crust evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a pie pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove crust from oven and reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine pumpkin, dark brown sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch, ginger, salt, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves in a large mixing bowl. Pour in cream, eggs, syrup, and vanilla extract and whisk to combine. Pour maple-pumpkin filling into the baked pie crust.
• Bake in the lower third of the hot oven until center of the pie is almost set, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, combine brown sugar, flour, butter, and cinnamon in a food processor. Pulse until crumbly. Stir in chopped walnuts by hand. Set walnut crumble aside.
• Remove pie from the oven and top with walnut crumble. Return pie to the hot oven and continue baking until crisped, about 10 minutes more. Remove pie from oven and turn broiler on.
• Bring maple syrup to a boil in a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, about 5 minutes. Clip an instant-read thermometer onto the pan and watch for the syrup to reach 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
• Place egg whites into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment. Start whipping at medium-high speed. Slowly sprinkle sugar into the whites and whip until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes.
• Check the syrup and when the temperature reaches 238 degrees F (114 degrees C), reduce the mixer speed to medium and carefully add the hot maple syrup by pouring it along the side of the bowl. Increase mixer speed to medium-high and continue whipping until meringue is thick and shiny, an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
• Use a spatula to spread meringue over the entire pie all the way to the crust. Toast meringue under the hot broiler until lightly brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Serve chilled or at room temperature.

PUMPKIN PIE WITH BROWN SUGAR-WALNUT TOPPING

Steps:

• For topping:
• Combine all ingredients. Using on/ off turns, blend to fine crumbs. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.
• For crust:
• Position oven rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 350°F. Transfer crust to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Fold edges under and crimp decoratively. Freeze crust 20 minutes.
• Line crust with nonstick foil and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake until crust is set, about 20 minutes. Gently remove foil and beans. Return crust to oven and bake until partially cooked and golden brown around edges, pressing down on crust with back of spoon if bubbles form, about 15 minutes. Cool crust on rack. Maintain oven temperature.
• For filling:
• Whisk brown sugar, eggs, sea salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves in medium bowl. Add pumpkin and cream and whisk until well blended and smooth.
• Pour filling into crust. Bake pie until filling is firm, covering crust with foil collar if browning too quickly, about 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle topping evenly over top of pie. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F; continue to bake pie until filling is set and slightly puffed in center, about 15 minutes longer. Transfer pie to rack and cool completely. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Tent with foil and chill. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.

PUMPKIN PIE WITH TOFFEE-WALNUT TOPPING

Steps:

• For crust:
• Blend flour, sugar and salt in processor. Add butter and shortening and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 tablespoons ice water; process using on/off turns until small moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dry. Gather dough into ball. Flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill 30 minutes.
• Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 375°F. Roll out dough on floured surface to 12-inch round. Transfer dough to 9-inch-diameter pie dish. Fold overhang under, forming high-standing rim. Crimp edges decoratively. Freeze 15 minutes. Brush crust all over with yolk. Bake until crust is set but still pale, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly.
• For filling:
• Whisk first 12 ingredients in large bowl. Pour into crust. Bake until filling is set, about 55 minutes. Transfer to rack. Sprinkle nuts and toffee around edge of hot pie, forming border. Cool pie completely. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)

WALNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• In large mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, milk, egg, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt; mix well. Pour into 9-inch, unbaked pie crust.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine sugar, flour and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; using a pastry blender, cut in butter (as you would for biscuits) until crumbly. Stir in walnuts.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• Sprinkle walnut mixture evenly over pie.
• Bake 40 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean.
• Cool. Garnish as desired.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

MAPLE WALNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 425 degrees F. Combine pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, maple flavoring, cinnamon, salt, ginger and nutmeg in large bowl. Mix well. Pour into pie crust.
• BAKE 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake an additional 30 minutes.
• COMBINE brown sugar, flour and cinnamon in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts. Remove pie from oven. Top evenly with crumb mixture.
• BAKE an additional 10 minutes. Cool. Garnish as desired.

WALNUT-CRUNCH PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs. Beat in the pumpkin, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, ginger and nutmeg. Pour into pastry shell., Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°. Remove foil; bake 35-40 minutes longer or until set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 2 hours., In a small bowl, combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over pie. Cover edges loosely with foil. broil 3-4 in. from the heat for about 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove foil. Store in the refrigerator.

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.

PUMPKIN PIE WITH SPICED WALNUT STREUSEL

Steps:

• Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch deep-dish glass pie dish. Trim overhang to 1/2 inch. Fold overhang under; crimp edges decoratively. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line crust with foil. Fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake until edges begin to brown and crust is set, about 17 minutes. Remove foil and beans. Bake until golden brown, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 5 minutes longer. Transfer to rack. Maintain oven temperature.
• For streusel:
• Mix flour, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg in medium bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until coarse meal forms. Stir in nuts.
• For pumpkin filling:
• Whisk pumpkin, 1 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup brown sugar in medium bowl. Whisk in eggs 1 at a time. Whisk in melted butter and vanilla. Pour into prepared crust.
• Sprinkle streusel over filling. Bake pie until streusel is golden and filling is set, about 45 minutes. Cool on rack at least 2 hours. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.) Serve with sweetened whipped cream.

AIR FRYER WALNUT-PUMPKIN PIE COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk pumpkin puree, sugar, walnuts, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and vanilla together in a bowl until well blended.
• Place each of the 2 pie crusts on a lightly-floured surface, and roll out the dough thinly with a rolling pin. Using a 2 1/4-inch round biscuit or cookie cutter, cut each pie crust into 20 circles for a total of 40 circles.
• Fill 20 circles with about 1 teaspoon of the pumpkin filling, leaving 1/3 inch open around the edges. Do not overfill.
• Dip your finger in water and run it around the edge of each circle. Place a second pie crust circle on top. Press down the edges and crimp with a fork to seal. Whisk egg and water together in a small bowl. Brush the tops of the cookies with the egg mixture and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon sugar.
• Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Place a batch of the cookies in the air fryer basket, leaving space around each for air circulation.
• Bake until golden brown, about 7 minutes, and remove to a rack to completely cool. Depending on the type and size of your air fryer, you may have to cook in batches, and your timing may vary, so keep your eye on them.
• Whisk 1/4 cup confectioners sugar, 1/2 tablespoon maple syrup, and milk together in a bowl to a drizzle consistency. If glaze is too thick, add a bit more maple syrup. If too runny, just add a little more confectioners' sugar. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cookies, and allow the glaze to set before serving, about 30 minutes.

HEAVENLY HONEY-WALNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F.
• Separate the weggs into two mixing bowls with the yolks in a larger one.
• Beat the egg yolks until they are thick and turn a pale yellow color.
• At a low speed beat in the sugar, salt, and spices and extract; then add the pumpkin, cream, margarine and cornstarch. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl and beat until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
• Whisk the egg whites until the peaks are stiff but not dry.
• Stir 1/4 of the egg whites into the pumpkin custard to lighten it.
• Gently fold in the remaining egg whites in two installments.
• Pour into the pie shell and bake 450F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 for 30 minutes and check if done. Thereafter check every 5 minutes.
• Pie is done when the custard wobbles only slightly when the pan is gently shakened or a toothpick inserted 2 inches from the center comes out mostly clean.
• Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting.
• Top each slice with honey, walnuts, and cream before serving.

PUMPKIN AND WALNUT PIE

Steps:

• Line 10-inch plate with pastry. Trim off excess around edge.
• In mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, salt and spices.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Add eggs, milk and cream to mixture. Blend well and stir in walnuts.
• Pour mixture into pie plate and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake 30 to 40 minutes longer or until set.

"HEART HEALTHY" PUMPKIN PIE AND WALNUT PIE CRUMB CRUST

Steps:

• PUMPKIN PIE FILLING: Make pumpkin pie filling FIRST and cool in refrigerator or freezer. (because of the natural oils from the walnuts the pie filling MUST be baked separately and combined at the end. If you baked them together you may end up with an oily pie) It's really is worth the effort.
• To begin Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• In mixing bowl combine pumpkin, splenda, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg
• Add eggs (1 egg 2 egg whites slightly beaten) Beat with fork lightly until combined
• Gradually stir in the evaporated milk and Soy milk; mix well Pour the filling into greased pie pan and bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes or until knife inserted in center of pie comes out clean.
• Cool COMPLETELY (either in fridge or freezer)
• WALNUT PIE CRUMB CRUST: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In food processor, combine all crust ingredients and process until well blended.
• Press into bottom and sides of ungreased 9-inch pie pan. Bake 7 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool several minutes. Gently move the pie filling on top of the pie crust. Use a spatula or spoon to smooth out cracks. Put under broiler for a minute or two to even out filling.

VANILLA WALNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Place the pumpkin halves in a large saucepan, and fill with water to barely cover. Bring the pan to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer the pumpkin until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain the pumpkin and scoop out the pumpkin meat; discard the peel. Mash the pumpkin until smooth.
• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place 2 cups of the mashed pumpkin in a large bowl, and stir in the milk, coffee creamer, eggs, brown sugar, walnuts, and cinnamon until the mixture is well combined. Spoon the filling into the pie crust, and bake in the preheated oven until the pie filling is firm and cooked through, about 1 hour.

MAPLE WALNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• 1. heat oven to 425 place pie crust in a 9 inch glass plate as directed on a box for one- crust Filled Pie Crust. In a large Bowl, beat filling ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed un till smooth. Pour in to crust-lined pan. Bake for 10 minutes
• 2. mean while in a small bowl, mix 1/4 cup brown sugar the chopped walnuts and flour, cut in butter until crumbly and set aside.
• 3. reduce oven temperature to 350 sprinkle streusel over pie. Cover crust edge with 3-inch wide strips of foil to prevent excessive browning.
• 4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out clean. Cool completely about two hours. Serve or refrigerate until serving time.
• 5. To serve, in a medium bowl beat whipping cream and 2 TABLE Spoons brown sugar with electric mixer on medium- high speed until soft peaks form. Serve pie with whipped cream; garnish with chopped walnuts. Store in refrigerator.

WALNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, egg, 3/4 tsp. cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt; mix well. Pour into crust.
• 2. Bake in a preheated 425-degree oven for 15 minutes. Remove pie. Reduce oven to 350.
• 3. Combine sugar, flour and remaining 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle walnut mixture over pie.
• 4. Bake 40 minutes at 350 or until knife inserted comes out clean.

MAPLE-WALNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie pan.
• In large bowl with electric mixer, beat filling ingredients until smooth. Pour into pie crust. Bake 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix ¼ cup brown sugar, chopped walnuts and flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside.
• Remove pie from oven; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Sprinkle streusel over pie. Cover crust edge with 3-inch wide strips of foil to prevent excessive browning.
• Return to oven; bake 30 to 35 minutes longer or until knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• Serve or refrigerate until serving time.
• To serve, in medium bowl with electric mixer, beat whipping cream and 2 tbsp brown sugar on medium-high speed until soft peaks form.
• Serve pie with whipped cream and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
• Store in refrigerator.

LAYERED WALNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• 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.