Description
Home bakers will adore this pumpkin pie crisp delight recipe featuring a luscious seasonal dessert with crunchy streusel topping. Creamy pumpkin custard and buttery crumble create a perfect autumn indulgence for holiday gatherings and family celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (480 ml / 2 cups) quick oats
- 2 cups (240 g / 2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (200 g / 1 cup) light brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup (200 g / 1 cup) granulated sugar
- 1 can (15 oz / 425 g) pure pumpkin
- 1 cup (240 ml / 1 cup) heavy cream
- 1 cup (2 sticks / 227 g) unsalted butter, very cold and cubed
- 3 eggs
- 2½ tsps pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tsps pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- ½ cup (60 g / ½ cup) chopped pecans
- ½ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Preparation: Position oven rack centrally and preheat to 375°F. Generously spray a 12-inch skillet or 13×9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Crisp Base Creation: In a large mixing bowl, combine rolled oats, flour, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Incorporate cold butter cubes, using fingertips to break down ingredients into coarse crumbs. Press approximately 3½ cups of mixture firmly across bottom and sides of prepared dish, reserving remaining mixture for topping.
- Pumpkin Filling Development: Utilize electric mixer to whip eggs and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually integrate pumpkin puree, heavy cream, vanilla extract, additional pumpkin pie spice, and kosher salt, blending until achieving a smooth, homogeneous texture.
- Assembly and Baking: Pour pumpkin mixture evenly over prepared crust, then delicately sprinkle reserved crisp mixture across the surface. Transfer to preheated oven and bake 35-45 minutes, watching for a golden-brown top and a slightly trembling center.
- Cooling and Serving: Remove from oven and let rest 10-15 minutes, allowing flavors to meld and dessert to set before presenting to eager guests.
Notes
- Crust Consistency Check: Ensure the crisp mixture is crumbly but holds together when pressed, creating a sturdy base that won’t become soggy.
- Butter Temperature Matters: Use cold butter and work quickly to create those perfect, flaky crisp crumbs that add texture to the dessert.
- Baking Doneness Tip: Look for a golden-brown top and a slight jiggle in the center – this indicates the perfect custard-like pumpkin filling.
- Cooling is Crucial: Allow the dessert to rest and set for 10-15 minutes, letting flavors meld and making slicing easier and more precise.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 448
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 155 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 49 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 82 mg