Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie
- 1 3/4 cups finely ground graham crackers (made from 10 ounces of whole graham crackers)
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 4 tablespoons melted nonhydrogenated margarine, melted coconut oil or canola oil
- 1 tablespoon plain soy milk or almond milk
- 1/2 cup whole unroasted cashews, soaked in water for 2 to 8 hours, or until very soft
- 1/4 cup mashed banana (about 1 medium-size banana)
- 1 (1214 ounce) package silken tofu, drained
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 13 cup dark brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil, room temperature
- 6 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon orange extract or 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin puree
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 13 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon nonhydrogenated margarine
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup pecan pieces, roughly chopped
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly spray a 9-inch pie plate with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the graham crumbs and sugar.
- Drizzle in the oil or melted margarine.
- Use a spoon to blend the mixture thoroughly to moisten the crumbs, then drizzle in the soy milk and stir again to form a crumbly dough.
- Pour the crumbs into the pie plate.
- Press crumbs into the sides of the plate first, then work your way down to the bottom.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until firm.
- Let the crust cool before filling.
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Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015404 (may not work)