You know, I think Pumpkin Pies are totally overrated.
Pumpkin, sugar, and a buttery crust? Meh.
Over it. Pumpkin Pie is so 1651.
But clearly you wouldn’t believe such a tall tale. You know me better than that…don’t you. You know the truth is that I desperately wanted to make a vegan and soy-free pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving this weekend. I wanted to make it for you, so you could make it for your families.
…and maybe send me one in the mail.
Well, it bombed. And I don’t mean, “It fell apart, but still tasted amazing!”, but “it fell apart and tasted like it had been sitting on the counter since Thanksgiving 1987.”
For real.
Remember my beloved Double chocolate torte that hides avocados so well? That was a good idea.
Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Rolls? Excellent idea.
Avocados in a pumpkin pie filling? Bad idea. Baaaaaad idea.
Have you ever tasted avocados after they’ve been cooked in the oven? They are bitter…and musky. Two excellent qualities for a pumpkin pie.
Not.
In this sad moment, I remembered the Pumpkin Brownie Pie I made last year adapted from Isa’s recipe.
Chocolate brownie, pumpkin pie filling, with a sweet pecan topping?
Great idea.
Somehow, I don’t think my family will mind me making this two years in a row.
If I recall, it was the talk of the table last year. The Pumpkin Gingerbread with Spiced Buttercream did pretty well for itself too. You can find the recipes in this PDF.
I just hope they aren’t expecting a Luxury Dinner Party. That’s where I draw the line.
As for that pumpkin pie, I guess there’s always hope for the American Thanksgiving. Perhaps, I shouldn’t give up just yet…
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And now from a failed recipe to blog awards. I have stellar timing, don’t I? ;)
A big thank you to everyone who nominated me for a Foodbuzz award!! I found out yesterday that I was nominated for two categories:
- Best Overall Blog
- Best Veg Blog
I would greatly appreciate your vote(s) of support, but if you don’t vote for me there are a ton of amazing bloggers all worthy in their categories. I’m so happy to see many friends on the list!
You can vote here!
Now I’m off to rock the vote…literally, at the polls.
I’ll return with a kick butt recipe. Mark my words.
Big congrats on FB! Best cooks/bakers are made of trials and errors :)
Wow…brownie pumpkin pie? How did I miss that recipe?? And congrats on your nominations!!
I still can’t wait to make your pumpkin gingerbread. I wanted to make it forever ago and just never got around to it. Shame on me because it sounds so wonderful!
Good luck with the awards and congrats with the nominations!
Congrats on the nominations! Sorry about the pie, but thanks for sharing so we could all learn to not bake avocados!! :)
Congratulations on the nominations! Totally excited for you.
My favorite pumpkin pie recipe was the one I made last year after discovering I had to go gluten-free. http://blog.julesglutenfree.com/2010/11/easy-pumpkin-pie-no-crust-necessary/
I just changed a few things around, used rice flour instead of her flour mix, used vegan alternatives and no bourbon. It was delicious!
wow that looks fun!!!
I always liked this recipe better than actual pumpkin pie (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/pumpkin-banana-mousse-tart-recipe/index.html). I’m not sure that you could adapt it–given the large amounts of cream–but it does already have banana in lieu of oil.
There’s nothing wrong with failing at a recipe from time to time (unless you package up that recipe and sell it to people – as some backpackaging meals do). No one in my house is a pumpkin pie fan, I prefer to use it in other ways. I’ll gladly use other successful recipes in it’s place.
I’m so glad you got the nominations. I think I nominated you for 3 or 4 categories.
For a second, you had me fooled. I was thinking, who is this blogger that dislikes pumpkin pie and what did she do with Angela!? I know you’ll work out a killer recipe for the pie soon enough!
was trying to embrace fall and made the pumpkin gingerbread with spiced buttercream last week…was all gone within 24hrs. (hubby and kiddos helped me eat it up) Delish!!
I’ve never had pumpkin pie, but I bought a few pumpkin pie pumpkins and am planning on making my this recipe (the brownie one). I think my family will love it! And I also love the vegan Thanksgiving you had– all those dishes look delightful!
Voted!
Many of my recipe fails have included avocado. I don’t know what the deal is.
Thanks Sara!
I have a ton of flops with pumpkin…mainly sweet baked goods!
You win some, you lose some! The pumpkin cinnamon roll looks to die for!
Congrats! You so deserve those nominations. And I, for one, really appreciate you posting recipe failures too because I can learn from those mistakes so we’re not all repeating mistakes all over the place! So they’re just as valuable to me as the success posts. Thank you!
Congratulations for being nominated for the awards! You definitely deserve it…your blog inspires soooo many people!
Glad to know I’m not the only one with recipe failures :)
Congrats on the nomination, you already got my vote!
I think this is the first time Im commenting on your blog – but I’ve been reading for a long time. I voted for you earlier today before even reading this post! Oh…and voted in both those categories :))
Thank you I appreciate your support! :)
yay, congrats on the nomination Angela~~! And I’m craving pumpkin pie like no other! Thanks a lot :P
Even if they didn’t turn out they look tasty. And congrats on the nominee!
omg omg omg!!! CONGRATS GIRLFRAN! you are seriously one of my faveee bloggers =) so happy for you!
I thought I had posted this earlier, but I don’t see it so I’ll try again. There is a pumpkin pie recipe on 101cookbooks that’s almost vegan that you could adapt a bit (the only thing you’d need to substitute for is the eggs). http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/spicekissed-pumpkin-pie-recipe.html I plan on trying the recipe this weekend for our family gathering :)