Description
A fusion of classic Crème Brûlée and traditional Pumpkin Pie, this delicious dessert combines the creamy richness of custard with the warm flavors of pumpkin spice, all topped with a crispy caramelized sugar crust.
Ingredients
Scale
Pie Crust:
- 8 tablespoons [1 stick or 113 g] unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
- 1 1/2 cups [213 g] all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup [240 g] ice water
Pumpkin Pie Filling:
- 3 tablespoons [45 g] unsalted butter
- One 15 ounce [425 g] can unsweetened pumpkin purée
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- Pinch cloves
- 1 tablespoon blackstrap rum (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- One 14 ounce [396 g] can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 large eggs plus 2 large egg yolks (at room temperature)
- ½ cup [120 g] heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Whipped Cream (for serving)
Instructions
- Pie Crust: Place butter in freezer. Mix flour, sugar, and salt. Add butter, mix, then add ice water until dough forms. Refrigerate, roll out, and line pie plate. Freeze. Preheat oven. Blind bake crust.
- Pumpkin Pie Filling: Brown butter, then add pumpkin, sugar, salt, spices. Simmer until thick. Stir in rum, vanilla, condensed milk, eggs, cream. Strain mixture, pour into pie shell.
- Assembly: Bake pie, cool, then brûlée the top with sugar using a torch. Serve with whipped cream.
Notes
- For best results, make sure all ingredients are at room temperature before starting.
- Be careful when using the kitchen torch for brûléeing the sugar on top of the pie.
- This pie can be made a day ahead and refrigerated until ready to serve.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: Crème Brûlée, Pumpkin Pie, Dessert, Thanksgiving, Fusion
