pumpkin custard with ginger snaps
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If you've had pumpkin custard with gingersnaps at a popular family restaurant, you'll love this recipe. It is a rich custard but so delicious for fall. I think you could even make a gingersnap cookie crust and put this in a pie, as well.
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yield
8 if small servings!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr 40 Min
Ingredients For pumpkin custard with ginger snaps
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8egg yolks
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1 3/4 cpure pumpkin puree
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1 3/4 cheavy whipping cream
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1/2 cregular white sugar
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1 1/2 tsppumpkin pie spice
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1 tspvanilla
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1 cpulverized ginger snap cookies and 8 whole cookies to garnish
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1 Tbspmelted margarine or butter
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1 cheavy whipping cream (separate from above whipping cream as this will be used for the topping.)
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1 Tbspregular white sugar, crushed finely if possible.
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1/2 tsppumpkin pie spice separate from above amount as it's added to the whipped cream
How To Make pumpkin custard with ginger snaps
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Separate 8 eggs--whites from yolks. In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks until creamy in color. Add pumpkin, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla, 1 3/4 cups of heavy cream, and pumpkin pie spice. Mix well and cook in a double boiler until a spoon is coated with put in the custard. Pour custard into an 8 X 8 pan or individual little custard dishes (about 8).
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2(Place cups in a pan with an inch of water). Bake for 15 minutes then mix the cup of pulverized gingersnaps mixed with the tablespoon of melted butter and sprinkle on top of the half-baked custard cups. Return the cups to the oven and finish baking another 15-20 minutes. Watch it and check at about 10 minutes in case your oven bakes differently. Remove when a spoon inserted comes out clean.
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3Allow the custard to cool to room temperature. Mix the pumpkin pie spice, whipping cream and sugar until whipped cream peaks. Spoon on top of custard and serve. This is very rich and delicious but I think it would be interesting to try brown sugar in the final whipped cream topping or even maple syrup flavoring!
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