@remo28 My brother always uses a graham cracker crust for pumpkin pie and I like it better! The caramelly taste of the crumbs goes well with the pumpkin.
I’ve been told Costco pumpkin pie is meh so maybe I’m not the greatest judge, but they’re certainly so damn large that after forcing the final pieces down, I can’t eat pumpkin pie until next year.
@goldnectar have not had it recently. But when I had it before, it seemed fairly good. On the other hand I was never a big pumpkin pie fan. And, yes, they are huge.
Pumpkin pie of excellent pedigree is a long standing tradition for Thanksgiving dessert. It wouldn’t be right without it. That said we probably won’t have it this year due to my wife’s dietary restrictions…
I may try to find a hostess type pumpkin pie to sneak in after she goes to bed…
A nearly acceptable alternate (also off the menu) is apple cranberry pie. I love apple pie but the addition of cranberries in the pie, and served warm with Culver’s vanilla custard on top takes it to new levels. That used to be our Christmas dessert.
Cream pie, cheesecake, pumpkin cake. I don’t like regular pie crust. So if it’s a pie it needs a cookie or graham cracker crust.
@remo28 My brother always uses a graham cracker crust for pumpkin pie and I like it better! The caramelly taste of the crumbs goes well with the pumpkin.
I’ve been told Costco pumpkin pie is meh so maybe I’m not the greatest judge, but they’re certainly so damn large that after forcing the final pieces down, I can’t eat pumpkin pie until next year.
@goldnectar have not had it recently. But when I had it before, it seemed fairly good. On the other hand I was never a big pumpkin pie fan. And, yes, they are huge.
@goldnectar @pmarin
I think they’re meh too. Will do if nobody makes a homemade one but homemade is best.
Mincemeat pie
Frozen chocolate custard pie
Elderberry pie
Pecan pie
And the correct answer to “which one?” is “YES!”
@ybmuG yes, was thinking of “mincemeat,” (which does not contain meat) as a traditional pie for the season.
And pecan, but only if it’s good quality pecan pie with actually lots of pecan.
If both of those are hard to get, yes, a berry pie.
@pmarin agree that pecan needs a greater ratio of pecan to sugar than typical.
For mincemeat - have you tried the traditional with actual meat (and nuts and other things) soaked in rum?
Cheesecake
Carrot cake. The answer is always carrot cake.
I have a recipe for a pear streusel pie that I love. Also for Christmas, Nesselrode pie in a chocolate crumb crust.
Pumpkin pie of excellent pedigree is a long standing tradition for Thanksgiving dessert. It wouldn’t be right without it. That said we probably won’t have it this year due to my wife’s dietary restrictions…
I may try to find a hostess type pumpkin pie to sneak in after she goes to bed…
A nearly acceptable alternate (also off the menu) is apple cranberry pie. I love apple pie but the addition of cranberries in the pie, and served warm with Culver’s vanilla custard on top takes it to new levels. That used to be our Christmas dessert.