I didn't get to talk much about the desserts I posted in the Halloween Desserts post. The pumpkin spice cupcakes were fantastic, the lollipops were fun to make (although slightly stressful), the cookies soft, sugary and delicious. But one dessert really stood out: this chocolate pumpkin pie.
Chocolate and pumpkin are a beautiful marriage, albeit on that can raise eyebrows if people are not familiar with the combination.
I saw this cake in Martha Stewart's Halloween Issue and doggy-eared it to make. And I actually made it and didn't lost it in a pile of other doggy-eared recipes!
First thing is first. I am IN LOVE with this chocolate tart recipe. Sweet,tender, with hints of spice, it is topped off beautifully with a layer of melted bittersweet chocolate that adds the perfect, unexpected layer of chocolate delight. The tart is a perfect vessel for the creamy, spicy pumpkin pie, the recipe of which is my favorite recipe to date. I did not use the Martha Stewart Recipe, as I did not have sour cream on hand, so I found a recipe on Joy of Cooking, and yes, it was a joy to cook this.
Bad joke? OK. Sorry.
Let me tell you a little secret: I had never even tasted a pumpkin pie until last year, because throughout my childhood pumpkin pie seemed unnatural to me. Pumpkins were for carving on Halloween, not for eating! You all must be mad, I thought! Actually, the whole concept of pie seemed unnatural to me. Why have pie when you can have cake, I thought? And why have cake when you can have Carvel Ice Cream Cake? It has crunchies in the middle!
But I digress. I do now love pie (although I still prefer Carvel Ice Cream cake. Seriously. I have no shame). And I do love this pie. It was perfect for Halloween, decorated with a festive chocolate spiderweb (my first successful spiderweb decoration!). But sans spiderweb, this will make a fabulous Thanksgiving dessert. Unless you have some weird Scary Thanksgiving theme going on. If so, web away.
Click here for the pie recipe. Click here for the tart recipe.
That looks sooo good! I've never had pumpkin pie w/ chocolate before... must give it a taste:)
Posted by: Kim | November 10, 2009 at 09:35 AM
Wow...chocolate and pumpkin sound great together....and I secretly love Carvel Ice Cream Cakes too...they should do one with four or five layers of the crunchies in it.
Posted by: Mary | November 10, 2009 at 07:05 PM
Your pie looks so beautiful... I recently started making baked goods with pumpkin and chocolate - love the combination!
Posted by: Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction | November 10, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Teanna-I am always amazed by your talent in the kitchen. This confirmed it to the Nth degree! This tart looks AMAZING!!!!!
Posted by: Jennifer | November 11, 2009 at 10:50 AM
The pie looks beautiful! And your spiderweb design was great!
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Wow, great job here. Awesome picture too! You should really consider submitting this to Recipe4Living's Ghoulishly Good Halloween Recipe Contest - http://www.recipe4living.com/articles/ghoulishly_good_halloween_recipe_contest.htm - It looks delicious!
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