Chocolate Crusted Pumpkin Pie
This chocolatey twist on good old pumpkin pie will sure to delight the youngest family members. Because lets face it, everything tastes better with C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E!!
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1 box Gluten free Jo Jo's* can substitute with any chocolate flavored creme cookies
- 1 cup oatmeal
- 1 stick butter melted
- 1 3/4 cups pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Crush the chocolate cookies in a food processor
- In a bowl combine the crushed cookies, the oatmeal and the melted butter
- In a pie dish, spread out the cookie mixture and set aside
- In a medium sized bowl combine puree, maple syrup, spices and vanilla
- Stir in eggs and puree mixture
- Pour into the pie dish
- Bake for 15 minutes
- turn oven down to 350 degrees and bake for 45-50 minutes until the center is set.
- Cool about an hour on wire rack and enjoy!