Gifts Wrapped in Glass: Day 23

Welcome back to Gifts Wrapped in Glass!

Today's gift is for the hostess…

Pumpkin Pie in a Jar

I have been craving pumpkin lately. Pumpkin everything: breads, bars, cakes, butters, soups, etc.

But until yesterday, I hadn't made any pumpkin pie.

It's because I am lazy. I hate making pie crust. My crust is always thick and rubbery. My husband usually makes the pie crust at our house, and when there is no crust, there is no pie. 

Generally speaking, of course.

Then I had this crazy idea to cook the pie in a jar.

No crust involved.

How easy is that?

Here's the ingredients:

2 cups pumpkin puree

1/2 tsp. salt

2 cups almond milk

3 eggs

2/3 cup brown sugar

2 Tbsp. maple syrup

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ginger

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

Combine all ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth. Pour into 1/2 pint Mason Jars. Bake at 425 degrees for 50 minutes. Makes 6 servings.

The jars are tempered glass, good to 500 degrees in the oven or canner. I put mine in a muffin tin to keep them from tipping in the oven accidentally. I am glad I did, towards the end of the baking, they pie rises up to the top and may over flow slightly. No messes were made on the bottom of my oven with this method!

After the jars had cooled, we added some whip cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg.

Even the non-pumpkin pie eaters in our family loved this method!

I love the single servings. There is always one joker in the crowd who tries to get away with getting the largest slice of pie.

No crust involved also means less calories.

What's not to love about that?