Ingredients
Method
- Soak apple juice and agar in a medium sized pot for at least 10 minutes to soften before heating.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Process the graham cracker pieces in the food processor to fine even crumbs, about 30 seconds. Sprinkle the butter and sugar over the crumbs and pulse to incorporate. Sprinkle the mixture into a 9 inch pie plate. Using the bottom of a measuring cup, press the crumbs into an even layer on the bottom and sides of the pie plate.
- Bake until just beginning to brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool completely.
- Heat the apple juice/agar mixture that has been softening to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, partially cover and cook for 10 minutes to completely dissolve the agar.
- Add the coconut beverage, spices, sugar, rum and pumpkin to the agar mixture. Raise the heat to medium. As it comes to a boil, reduce heat and add the kudzu mixture. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Puree the pumpkin filling in the blender until smooth, 10 to 15 seconds. With the machine running, pour the heavy cream and vanilla into the feed tube in a steady stream. Process for 15 seconds longer.
- If you want a firm filling: pour the pumpkin filling directly into the baked and cooled pie crust. Refrigerate uncovered until chilled and set, about 5 hours. If you prefer something creamier (which I do), place the pumpkin filling in a container in the fridge and allow to chill and set. Then put mixture back in the blender and mix. Pour into the baked and cooled pie crust and let sit in fridge for at least two hours.
Notes
Reader Q&A:
Q: Hi! I’m planning to make this and was wonder what the kudzo and agar powder are and maybe what brand to get for it? Lastly, what difference would Great Value Graham Crackers make on the phe if you know that as well. Thanks! A: Used together kudzu and agar are amazing at setting certain creamy custardy-like dished and puddings without the use of eggs. I use Eden Organic kuzu root starch and either Eden Organic agar (both near the sea vegetables in a health food store) or NOW foods agar powder -- which is easier to dissolve than the flakes. As for difference using regular graham crackers -- the phe amount from each ingredient is to the right. You would look up your graham crackers in HMP and then figure out the difference. You can use the cloning feature on HMP and just change that ingredients and it will do the calculating for you! Brenda
Q: Hi, I am going to make this in a day or two and I am wondering if I could just cut the butter and sugar into the cookie crumbs using a fork or a pastry cutter? Thanks! A: Yes
Q: I plan to make this using a frozen premade Trader Joe's gluten free pie crust. Typically for a pumpkin pie you bake in the pie crust. Would I have to fully bake the premade pie crust and then add the filling? Is there no baking at all of this filling? A: Yes, you would need to bake the crust.
Q: Hi! I’m planning to make this and was wonder what the kudzo and agar powder are and maybe what brand to get for it? Lastly, what difference would Great Value Graham Crackers make on the phe if you know that as well. Thanks! A: Used together kudzu and agar are amazing at setting certain creamy custardy-like dished and puddings without the use of eggs. I use Eden Organic kuzu root starch and either Eden Organic agar (both near the sea vegetables in a health food store) or NOW foods agar powder -- which is easier to dissolve than the flakes. As for difference using regular graham crackers -- the phe amount from each ingredient is to the right. You would look up your graham crackers in HMP and then figure out the difference. You can use the cloning feature on HMP and just change that ingredients and it will do the calculating for you! Brenda
Q: Hi, I am going to make this in a day or two and I am wondering if I could just cut the butter and sugar into the cookie crumbs using a fork or a pastry cutter? Thanks! A: Yes
Q: I plan to make this using a frozen premade Trader Joe's gluten free pie crust. Typically for a pumpkin pie you bake in the pie crust. Would I have to fully bake the premade pie crust and then add the filling? Is there no baking at all of this filling? A: Yes, you would need to bake the crust.
