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Squash Pie Dessert Recipe

"I adapted this dessert from a pumpkin pie recipe used in my high school home economics class," says field editor Joyce Jackson, Bridgetown, Nova Scotia.

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Squash Pie Dessert Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/4 cups mashed cooked winter squash
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
1-1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
Whipped cream, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Stir in milk. Pour into pie shell.
Bake at 450° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake for 50-55 minutes longer or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with whipped cream if desired. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Originally published as Squash Pie Dessert in Taste of Home October/November 1995, p12