Paula Deen's Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie

OMGosh! Doesn't that look GOOD?!

It is. It really is. When I was browsing the Food Network site, I couldn't pass this picture up and I tried the recipe the following week. Whip up your own whip topping and it will look like Paula Deen's. I just bought some Light Whip Cream in a can.

I used fresh pumpkin, store-bought frozen crust, and fat free evaporated milk... and it was amazing.

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Ingredients:

• 1 c. apple butter
• 1 cup fresh or canned pumpkin
• 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp. ground ginger
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3/4 c. evaporated milk
• 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell (use deep dish!)
• Sweetened whipped cream, for garnish

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Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Combine apple butter, pumpkin, salt and spices in a bowl.
3. Stir in eggs.
4. Gradually add milk and mix well. Pour into pie shell.
5. Bake for about 40 minutes or until set.

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Notes:

If crust begins to burn, place tin foil around the crust and lower the temperature of the oven.

A tasty topping for this pie is praline pecans.