In addition to getting ready for the big day, I'm hosting a Thanksgiving After-Party for my family on Saturday, so I've been trying to finalize the menu and get my shopping list ready. This year, I've been thinking more about dessert than normal. Thankfully my Mom is bringing pumpkin pies (so good!) so that necessity is taken care of. Pumpkin pie is my absolute favorite!
While I love the classics, someone's I want something different. There are a lot of variations of pumpkin pie out there. And thanks to Chef Michael Symon, you can make a chocolate version to satisfy all the chocoholics and non-pumpkin lovers out there. He shared this recipe on Thanksgiving at Bobby's this weekend and it really caught my eye. If it tastes half as good as it looks, we may have a new tradition.
Chocolate Pumpkin Pie
Recipe courtesy of Michael Symon
Pie Crust:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour,
plus more for dusting
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons (1 stick)
unsalted butter, very cold, cut into small pieces
2 to 3 tablespoons ice cold
water
Filling:
6 ounces semisweet chocolate,
chopped
3 ounces bittersweet
chocolate, very finely chopped
4 tablespoons unsalted
butter, cut into small pieces
One 14-ounce can pumpkin
puree
One 12-ounce can evaporated
milk
3/4 cup packed light brown
sugar
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon
cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla
extract
3/4 teaspoon ground
cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground
ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Pinch ground
cloves
Pinch salt
Shaved chocolate, for
garnish
For the pie crust: Combine
the flour, sugar, salt and butter in a food processor and pulse until coarse,
with small marbles of butter remaining. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the ice
water, then pulse until crumbly and the dough holds together when squeezed. (If
too dry, add another sprinkle of water, but do not over mix.) Transfer the
dough to a plastic bag, press into a disk and refrigerate for one hour.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees
F.
Roll out the dough on floured
surface, then press it into a deep 9-inch pie plate. Trim the edges to leave 1
inch of overhang, fold it under and flute the edges. Cut a piece of parchment
or nonstick foil to the size of the pie plate and use it to line the pie crust.
Fill with pie weights and bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Remove the pie
weights and return the pie dough to the oven to dry out, about 8 minutes.
Lower the oven to 325 degrees
F.
For the filling: In a double
boiler, melt the semisweet chocolate, bittersweet chocolate and butter,
stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from the heat.
In a large bowl, mix together
the pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, light brown sugar, eggs, cornstarch,
vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Fold in the melted
chocolate mixture. Set the pie plate on a baking sheet and pour the filling
into the crust. Bake until the center of the pie has just about set but still
has a slight jiggle, about 1 hour. Let cool completely before serving. Top with
chocolate shavings.
Yield: 8 servings
Active Time:
1 hour
Total Time:
3 hours
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