foodie fridays: bourbon pumpkin pie with cinnamon pecan streusel
I’ll make you a deal.
Here’s the deal. Are you ready? Like ready, ready?
Today, I made you a pie. Here’s the deal. Are you ready? What the frick. It is echo-y in the blog world today. Geesh.
I made you a pie, but not a full on pie-pie. I know I am going to get 2,398 stink eyes, mean mugs, and psshshhtssh’s, so I will throw it on out and see where this lands. I don’t like pie.
I know, I know, then why the flip did you make pie, Lauren? Gosh.
The truth, I realize there is a less than 1% group of us non-pie lovers out there in the world. So, to be fair, I knew deep down in my cake, brownie- loving heart that I needed to make y’all a pie. After all, Thanksgiving is like five minutes away. But wait. The deal. Remember the deal? Here’s the deal. Are you ready?
I made you a pie, but with store bought crust. Now, before you completely break up with me, this pie is like legit, legit because it has giggle juice in it. Bourbon and pumpkin are the batman and robin of Thanksgiving. Fighting to save our baked turkeys and keep pie cases spinning. But the pie also has a homemade filling filled with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and topped with a pecan streusel.
So, the deal, when it’s comes to pie, I’ll meet you halfway. You bring the crust and I’ll bring the filling? Deal? Deal.
Now, who wants a slice….or two?
Bourbon Pumpkin Pie with Cinnamon Pecan Streusel
Ingredients:
for the crust:
1 unfrozen packaged pie dough
for the filling:
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
2 eggs
1 15oz can pumpkin puree
1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons bourbon
for the streusel:
1/3 cup brown all-purpose flour
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup oats
1/4 cup pecans, chopped
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
2 teaspoons water (more if needed)
Directions:
Preheat an oven to 375 degrees.
for the crust:
Roll out the pie dough into a 12 inch circle. Transfer the dough to a 9-inch pie plate. Cut away any overlap.
for the filling:
In a large bowl, combine, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, eggs, pumpkin puree, condensed milk, and bourbon.
for the streusel:
Combine all ingredients into a bowl making sure the butter and flour have been completely combined.
Next, pour the filling into the pie crust. Sprinkle the streusel topping onto the filling. Bake for at least 45 minutes and let cool completely before serving. Garnish with whipped cream if desired.
adapted from Cooking Light Magazine
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Love the bourbon, love the streusel!
Thanks, Tieghan! xoxo
You don’t like pie?! I guess we can still be friends. 🙂 You’d never know about your pie aversion though, because this one looks fabulous! Store-bought crust and all. Love that streusel topping especially.
I know:( I am just more of a cake/brownie lover! One of these days I need to come to SLC so you can show me your baking ways. I’ll bring tots? 🙂
Oh my gosh I didn’t start to love pie until about 5 years ago. There is still hope. I only like pecan or silk pie.
Phew. I’m so glad you told me! #highfive
I’m actually part of that 1% too…give me a brownie any day. That said, there’s nothing like a splash of booze to get me interested in something 😉
YESSSS!! Let’s high-five and eat brownies for the rest of the day:)
That deal DEFINITELY works for me!! This filling looks crazy good!!
Thanks, lady!
Sounds like a deal to me. And I’ll bring some extra bourbon too….just in case!
Deal and deal! xoxo
love this twist on a classic – in fact, I think that bourbon and streusel improve most anything.
Agreed! Thanks, Marissa. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
This is my kinda deal….especially when it involves this pumpkin number! This is one killer pie, my dear!
Mwah! Thanks, chica!
The only way a pumpkin pie could get any better is with bourbon! This is genius!
Thank you, Claudia!
This looks like a lovely take on pumpkin pie. I generally stick to regular pumpkin pie, so as not to make anyone mad that I’m messing with an important meal like Thanksgiving, but I may need to try this at another time! I love that streusel on top!
Stacey, I see lots of pie in your future:) Thanks!!
Oh thank goodness! I have been hiding in shame all these years as a non pie eater hoping that all the pie lovers wouldn’t hate me. I don’t like pie, but this still looks pretty damn good!
This sounds like a totally reasonable compromise to me. The pie crust is the most annoying part, after all! And bourbon and pumpkin are totally saving my life right now.
The pie was really good and the boourbon wasn’t overpowering. I just wish the texture was more custardy and smooth like classic pumpkin pie. I put a maple salted caramel sauce on top wich went well! The streusel was amazing. Not gonna lie, I was eating some before I topped and baked the pie.
The pie was really good and the boourbon wasn’t overpowering. I just wish the texture was more custardy and smooth like classic pumpkin pie. I put a maple salted caramel sauce on top which went well! The streusel was amazing. Not gonna lie, I was eating some before I topped and baked the pie.