How to Make Pumpkin Pie from Fresh Carrots

So many people claim to have the recipe for the best pumpkin pie, but here is a little secret – you can use carrots! They are far more nutritious, so easy to purchase fresh and an easy substitute! You don't even have to tell anyone that you used carrots, until they taste how wonderful it is! Try this for your next holiday party, or just for a romantic dinner at home. Apparently pumpkin pie tops the list for men's favorite pie...

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 tbl molasses
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp ginger
• ¼ tsp cloves
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 6 medium carrots or enough for 16 oz. cooked
• 12 oz fat free evaporated milk
• ½ tsp salt
• 10 inch unbaked pastry shell (1 ½ cps flour, ½ cup butter, 3 tbl water)

1. Peel and chop up carrots. Boil with 1 cup of water until very tender. Drain and cool to room temperature.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
   
   In a blender, combine carrots, sugars, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, vanilla and salt. Pulse a few times until the carrots are totally pureed and mixture is smooth, using some of the evaporated milk if thick.
3. Add eggs one at a time, just giving a quick pulse after each. Add remaining evaporated milk, again with a quick pulse. Set aside.
4. In a food processor, combine flour and butter. Pulse briefly until mixture is course but not too finely grained. Add water and again quick pulse – mixture should be kind of shaggy looking. Form into a large ball and place on lightly floured work area.
5. Roll out the dough into a large circle until it is about 2 inches larger that the size of your glass pie plate.
   
   Cut off rough edges. Lay rolled out dough into the pie plate and crimp edges – forming about a ¾ inch lip.
   
   Pour prepared carrot mixture into pie dish and place in hot oven. Bake for 10 minutes to set crust and reduce heat to 350 for 40 minutes. If edges start to brown, lay a sheet of foil over the pie. Pie is done when the center does not jiggle when nudged.
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Tips & Warnings

• top with cool whip
• top with vanilla ice cream
• serve warm or at room temperature.