Mini Pumpkin Pies Recipe | Food Apparel (2024)

FAQs

How do you keep mini pies from sticking? ›

Use non-stick muffin tins (two sets of 12-cup tins will work for a dozen pies), and grease the cups before filling to make sure the little pies don't stick when they're done. Bake one tin at a time, in the center of the oven. The darker the finish on the pan, the faster the crust will bake.

The heirloom breed of pumpkin is grown in Illinois and sold to Costco in canned form—the store goes through 1.2 million cans of said pumpkin in peak pie season.

For better pumpkin pie, refrigerate the filling overnight

Any “sharp edges” disappear, and you're left with a smooth meld of complementary flavors.

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make pumpkin pie, place 1 pumpkin, 1 egg, and 1 sugar in the 3x3 crafting grid.

For the fillings: Begin filling the dough cups. (The 4 cups with the cupcake liners filled with uncooked rice will remain that way during the bake and will be filled after the bake.)

Baking: Mini pies take far less time to bake than standard pies. Bake them in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes, then rotate and bake for 5-10 minutes, removing when they are very well browned.

The store-bought options are slightly cheaper. I spent about $8 on the ingredients for Libby's Easy Pumpkin Pie and Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie, and around $10 to make a pie entirely from scratch.

Walmart's pumpkin pie had a great texture and well-balanced flavor. Walmart's pumpkin pie was easy to cut at room temperature so it was simple to get a clean slice that didn't fall apart.

Blind bake the crust.

To help avoid this, partially bake the crust before adding the filling (i.e., “blind bake” the crust). If you've never done this before, don't worry — it's easy. Just roll out the crust and fit it into the pan.

Solution if it's too late: If the pie hasn't been out of the oven for too long, you can put it back in the oven. Cover the pie with foil and bake it at 425°F, checking after 15 minutes.

Can you leave pumpkin pie out overnight after baking? ›

How Long Can Pumpkin Pie Be Left at Room Temperature? Your pumpkin pie can safely sit out on the kitchen counter for up to 2 hours, says the FDA. After that, you run the risk of bacterial growth.

Obtaining. Pumpkin pie is crafted with a pumpkin, an egg, and sugar.

Bake the mini pies for 25 to 30 minutes, until the center of the filling registers at least 160°F on a digital thermometer. Remove the pies from the oven. Use a heatproof spatula or table knife to loosen them around the edges. After 10 minutes, carefully lift the pies out of the pan and place them on a rack to cool.

Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 15 minutes. Then very carefully with a knife, loosen the edges of each pie and gently lift out from the muffin tin.