Persimmon Holiday Pie Recipes

DEEP DISH PERSIMMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch, and sea salt in a small bowl. Spread half of the persimmons into an 8-inch deep pie plate. Sprinkle with half of the the sugar mixture. Repeat with the remaining persimmons and sugar mixture. Set aside. Mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter until evenly combined. Spread crust evenly over persimmons.
• Bake until crust is golden brown and persimmons are tender, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.

FUYU PERSIMMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add white sugar, brown sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until sugar is dissolved.
• Line a 9-inch pie plate with 1 crust. Fill with sliced persimmons, mounding them slightly in the center. Pour sugar-butter mixture over the persimmons.
• Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the second pie crust. Cut into strips. Make an X with the 2 longest strips in the center of the pie. Alternate horizontal and vertical strips, weaving them in an over-and-under pattern. Use the shortest strips for the edges of the lattice.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking until crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes more. Cool pie completely on a wire rack, about 2 hours.

PERSIMMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place a sheet pan on the lowest oven rack to preheat.
• Combine eggs, cinnamon, sugar, and salt. Whisk in cream, persimmon pulp, melted butter, and lemon juice. Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake for 10 minutes on preheated sheet pan. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake an additional 30 minutes, or until center is almost set but still slightly jiggly. Cool completely before slicing. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.

AMERICAN PERSIMMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Mix persimmon pulp, egg and milk.
• Mix dry ingredients together and add to first mixture.
• Pour into unbaked pastry shell and bake for ten minutes; reduce to 350F and bake for 50 to 60 minutes longer.
• Cool and serve garnished with lightly sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

SPICY PERSIMMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate with pie crust.
• Combine persimmon pulp, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Pour into the pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until persimmon filling until set, about 50 minutes. Cool pie on a wire rack.

FUYU PERSIMMON PIE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Toss persimmons with cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice in bowl. Place in pie shell. Combine eggs, flour, sugar and butter in small mixing bowl and pour over persimmons. Bake at 400 degrees 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees, and bake until center is bubbly and cooked all the way through, 45 minutes more. This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings. Each of 8 servings: 297 calories; 201 mg sodium; 82 mg cholesterol; 14 grams fat; 41 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams protein; 0.40 gram fiber.

PERSIMMON AND CRANBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the diced persimmons, cranberries and 1 3/4 cups of the apple juice in a saucepan. Add the cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Heat over medium low heat until the cranberry skins split.
• Combine the remaining 1/4 cup of apple juice with the 1/4 cup of cornstarch.
• Add the cornstarch/juice mixture to the persimmon mixture and stir until thickened.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the Splenda until well blended.
• Set aside to cool while you prepare the pie crust; put it in a 9" pie pan. If you're using pre-made pie crusts allow the mixture to cool until very warm but not hot.
• Put the mixture in the pie pan and top with the second crust in whatever manner you like. (I used free-floating pastry cut-outs).
• Bake at 400F for 30 to 40 minutes, until the filling is bubbly. Be sure to put a cookie sheet or sheet of aluminum foil on the rack below the pie to catch any drips. (Putting the pie directly on the cookie sheet will disrupt the flow of hot air around the pie).

PUMPKIN-PERSIMMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Place pumpkin in a shallow baking pan and lightly coat with olive oil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender when poked using a fork, 55 to 65 minutes. Remove pumpkin from oven and allow to cool 30 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 pie plates with the pie crusts.
• Cut the tops off of the persimmons and scoop pulp out into a bowl. Mash slightly and transfer to a food processor. Add roasted pumpkin, brown sugar, milk, cream, mascarpone cheese, apricot preserves, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt and blend well. Pour mixture into a large bowl and add eggs; blend using a whisk. Pour the filling equally into the 2 pie crusts. Sprinkle additional cinnamon on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. If crust is overcooking, wrap edges with aluminum foil. Continue baking until set, about 10 minutes more.
• Remove pies from oven and let cool before serving. Top with confectioners' sugar and additional nutmeg.

PERSIMMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• For the meringue:.
• Mix together cornstarch and cold water.
• Add to 1/2 cup boiling water.
• Cook over low heat until it thickens.
• Set aside to cool.
• Beat egg whites, dash of salt, and sugar until stiff.
• Add cooled cornstarch mixture to beaten egg white mixture.
• To make pulp: peel persimmons and press through colander.
• Add sugar, mace, lemon rind and salt; cook over low heat.
• Add a small amount of pulp to butter and well beaten egg yolks; return to persimmon mixture and stir until slightly thickened.
• Pour into baked pie shell; cool.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread meringue on pie, making sure it covers the edges well. .
• Bake in oven until very lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
• Serve pie very cold.