Ingredients
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nonstick cooking spray
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30 gingersnap cookies, finely crushed
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1 tablespoon sugar
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4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
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3 eggs
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1 cup canned pumpkin (NOT pie filling mix)
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1/2 cup evaporated milk
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1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
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2 tablespoons sugar
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 pinch salt
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2 teaspoons orange peel, grated
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1/4 cup Grand Marnier
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3/4 cup whipping cream
Instructions
- CRUST:
- Spray a 10-inch tart pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 325ºF.
- Combine the crust ingredients, stirring with a fork until all the crumbs are moistened.
- Transfer to the tart pan, spreading over the bottom.
- Lay a piece of plastic wrap on top. With a glass,press the crumbs over the bottom and up the sides of pan. Remove the plastic wrap and bake crust 8 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a rack.
- FILLING:
- Put eggs into a large bowl and whisk lightly.
- Slowly whisk in pumpkin and milk.
- Stir in the sugars and spices, salt, orange peel and Grand Marnier.
- Pour into cooled crust.
- Bake on middle rack of preheated 325ºF oven 40 to 50 minutes, until set.
- Remove from oven and cool on rack. Then cover lightly and refrigerate.
- Just before serving, make topping.
- Lightly whip the cream with the powdered sugar, Grand Marnier and vanilla.
- Serve wedges of tart with a dollop of cream on top.