Spicy Pumpkin Eggnog Pie With Amaretto Creme

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 unbaked 9-inch deep dish pie pastry
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 3/4 cups fresh pumpkin or 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 1/2 cups eggnog
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tablespoons amaretto liqueur (or (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 combine sugar, salt, and spices in small bowl.
• 3 beat eggs lightly in large bowl.
• 4 stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture.
• 5 gradually stir in eggnog.
• 6 pour into 9-inch pie shell (a glass pie pan works best).
• 7 bake for 15 minutes.
• 8 reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 cool for 2 hours.
• 10 for amaretto crème, whip all remaining ingredients together until crème forms soft peaks.
• 11 top cooled pie with the crème.