Pumpkin Pie Pi
Intro: Pumpkin Pie Pi
STEP 1: Making the Pie
Ingredients
·For The Crust
o1 ½ cups chocolate graham crackers (finely crushed)
o6 tablespoons butter (melted)
o½ cup pecans (finely chopped)
·For the Pie
o1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin puree, canned
o¾ cups granulated sugar
o¾ teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
o½ teaspoon cinnamon
o¼ teaspoon ginger
o¼ teaspoon nutmeg
o1 teaspoon vanilla
o1 ½ teaspoon cornstarch
o1 ½ cups whole milk
o2 large eggs
o½ cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk chocolate)
Directions
For the crust:
1.) In a medium bowl, mix the graham crackers, butter, and pecans with a fork until well blended.
2.) Press mixture into a 9 ½ inch pie pan. Set aside.
For the pie:
1.)Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2.)In a large mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, Chinese five spice, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla, and cornstarch. Using a mixer, mix for three minutes on medium-low speed.
3.)Add the milk and mix for two minutes on medium-low speed.
4.) Add the eggs and mix for two minutes on medium-low speed.
5.) Stir in the chocolate chips.
6.) Pour pie mixture into pie pan. Place on the middle rack of the oven for fifteen minutes.
7.) Lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees and cook for an additional 30-40 minutes or untila toothpick inserted in center of pie comes out clean.
8.) Let cool for one hour before serving.
STEP 2: Making Pi
2.) Trace the outline of Pi on a plain piece of paper
3.) Outline Pi with the digits of Pi
STEP 3: Making Pi Beautiful!
Note: You can use any chocolate you like! I decided to use white chocolate and dyed it green :)
2.) Put chocolate in either a decorating bag with writing tip or just a plastic bag with a small corner cut
3.) Put wax paper over the pi symbol. Trace over all the numbers with chocolate
4.) When finished, place wax paper in the freezer for about ten minutes
STEP 4: Putting Pi on the Pie
2.) Place in the center of the pie and gently press down
3.) Slowly peel back the paper
4.) Once paper is removed, you should now have the pi symbol in your pie!
STEP 5: Putting the Numbers Inside Pi
2.) Carefully peel each number off and place around the inside of the pi symbol
3.) Enjoy your beautiful Pi masterpiece!