Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, carrot pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Today we'll stick with Carrot Pie. It's certainly not a new concept, it just isn't a very common dessert outside most farm communities. It's a must-have at our family Thanksgiving and Christmas get-togethers (but good any time!).

Carrot Pie is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Carrot Pie is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have carrot pie using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Carrot Pie:

1. Make ready 1 baked & cooled 9" pie crust
2. Make ready 1 1/2 lb carrots
3. Make ready 2 tbsp butter, softened
4. Get 1/2 cup sugar
5. Prepare 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
6. Get 2 large eggs
7. Make ready 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
8. Take 1/2 tsp nutmeg
9. Take 1/2 tsp salt
10. Prepare 1/4 tsp ginger
11. Prepare 1 tsp vanilla extract
12. Prepare 3/4 cup half & half OR light cream
13. Make ready 1 tbsp flour
14. Prepare 1 whipped cream (optional)

Fry the grated carrots in the butter until tender, then set aside to cool. How to Make Homemade Carrot Pie - a 'faux pumpkinpie. This carrot pie looks and tastes like a pumpkin pie, but is actually better tasting, healthier and easier to make! Combine Sugar, spices, and salt in mixing bowl.

Steps to make Carrot Pie:

1. Peel and chop carrots.
2. Place carrots in a large pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium & simmer until carrots are tender - about 25 - 30 minutes.
3. Drain water. Return carrots to pot. Cook carrots over low heat for a few minutes, stirring constantly, to steam off all excess water.
4. Preheat oven to 350°.
5. Puree carrots and butter until absolutely smooth. It's easiest to use a food processor, but you could use a blender, food mill or ricer.
6. After the carrots are completely smooth, mix in sugars, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, ginger, vanilla, half & half and flour until thoroughly combined. I do this in my food processor so I don't dirty any additional dishes :)
7. Pour carrot mixture into pie crust/dish.
8. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until pie is set and toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
9. Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate for at least an hour or two before serving. Serve with whipped cream & enjoy. Keep pie stored in fridge.

Add carrots and eggs, mix well. This carrot cake cake sets the standard for carrot cakes everywhere. It's deeply moist and filled with toasted pecans. Most of its flavor comes from brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and carrots. Briana Carson from Crave Pie Studio in Duluth, Georgia, was inspired by gajar halwa, an Indian carrot pudding, and wanted to adapt it for a pie.

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