Masala Chai Pumpkin Pie

Try this recipe from Arbor Teas for a unique twist on classic Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, or as an alternative, serve as a custard in individual ramekins.

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 ginger
  • 1/8 tsp cloves
  • pinch salt
  • 2 cups pumpkin puree
  • 2 cups 2% milk, whole milk, or half and half
  • 2 tbsp loose leaf Masala Chai Black Tea
  • Whipped cream (optional)
  • Pie crust (optional) – your favorite pre-baked pie crust recipe or a store bought pie crust, pre-baked

Directions

  1. Mix the Masala Chai Black Tea and milk in a small bowl and place in the refrigerator for 24 hours or more. This is a cold brew technique to infuse the milk with the Masala Chai flavor.
  2. After the milk has infused for at least 24 hrs, pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. (If you are serving the pumpkin custard in a pie crust, pre-bake your pie crust first and then change the oven temperature to 375 degrees.)
  3. In a medium size bowl, beat together the eggs and sugar. Add the spices and salt and mix.
  4. Strain the milk through a small sieve to remove the Masala Chai Black Tea. Pour the strained milk into the bowl with the egg, sugar, and spice mixture. Add the pumpkin. Mix together until smooth.
  5. Pour the mixture into a medium size sauce pan and heat on the stove until it is hot to the touch. Do not boil.
  6. If serving as a custard, prepare the ramekins while the custard is heating on the stove. Spray 10 small ramekins with baking spray. Place the ramekins in a water bath. I placed the ramekins in two 9×13 cake pans and filled the cake pans with water. Make sure the water comes, at least, half way up the side of the ramekins. (If you are using the pumpkin custard in a pie, pour the hot custard directly into the pre-baked, warm pie crust and bake for 30-40 minutes.)
  7. Once the custard is finished heating, ladle 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup pumpkin custard into each ramekin. Bake for 30-40 minutes until custard shakes like Jello.
  8. Top with whipped cream and serve warm or at room temperature.

Arbor Teas is a family-owned organic tea company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. All loose leaf teas and herbs are certified organic and packaged using backyard compostable materials. From our Carbonfree business practices, to our solar powered facility, to our backyard-compostable packaging, our vision is to remain organic to a tea™.