Pumpkin Pie | By Rookpluim

8 persons | Desserts | Vegetarian | Dessert

Prep time

This recipe was created in collaboration with Rookpluim.
 

Pumpkin

• Light a medium amount of charcoal and heat your Kamado to 200°C. For this recipe, use indirect heat. Then place the heat shield and stainless steel grill grate in the Kamado.
   
• Place the pumpkin on the grate and let it cook for about 30 to 60 minutes. You can check the doneness with a skewer. Is the pumpkin completely soft? Then it’s done.
   

Tart Base

• Remove the pumpkin from the Kamado and let the temperature drop to 180°C.
   
• Grease the tart pan or line it with baking paper. Then line the pan with the shortcrust pastry.
   
• Next, place a sheet of baking paper over the pastry. Spread the blind baking weights over the paper.
   
• Bake the tart base for 20 minutes at 180°C with the blind baking weights.
   
• After 20 minutes, remove the base from the Kamado and remove the baking paper with the weights. Put the tart pan back in the Kamado and bake for another 10 minutes at 180°C.
   

Whipped Cream

• Take a large mixing bowl and add the powdered sugar and cream.
   
• Whip the cream with a whisk or mixer until it forms soft peaks.

Cook time

• Halve the pumpkin and remove the seeds. Scoop out the flesh with a spoon until you have 500 grams of pumpkin flesh. Place it in a mixing bowl.
   
• Add the sugar, cream, milk, eggs, and speculaas spices to the pumpkin flesh.
   
• Mix with a hand mixer until smooth.
   
• Once your tart base is properly pre-baked, pour the filling directly onto the (still warm) base. The filling should be poured up to just below the edge of the tart base.
   
• Bake the tart for about 45 minutes at 180°C. The tart is ready when the filling is completely set, even in the center. Depending on the material of your baking tin, the tart may bake faster or slower. Check the tart every 30 minutes.
   
• Let the tart cool completely.
   
• Put the whipped cream in a piping bag and evenly pipe it over the tart.
   
• Finish the tart with Brazilian nuts / nougatine.