This delicious Malted Walnut Pie is one of my favorite Thanksgiving pie recipes. It is a delicious take on pecan pie that has a graham cracker crust and it should be top of your list of pie recipes for Thanksgiving.
To make this pie, start by making and baking a graham cracker crust. Toast walnuts and leave to cool. Pour white chocolate over the crust and leave to set. Make the filling by whisking eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, barley malt syrup, malt powder, vinegar, salt, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Fold in brown butter and the toasted walnuts. Transfer the filling to the crust and bake in the oven. Serve chilled, topped with whipped cream.
To make the Malted Walnut Pie, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 325 °F and place a rack in the middle of the oven.
Place graham crackers in a food processor and pulse until you have about 2 cups of fine crumbs. Add 2 tablespoons of raw sugar, 1 tablespoon of flour, and ½ a teaspoon of salt. Pulse to combine. Add 8 tablespoons of butter and continue to pulse until the mixture is the consistency of wet sand.
Transfer the crust to a 9-inch pie dish. Press down firmly on the bottom and up the sides of the dish. Place the pie dish in the oven and bake for about 20–25 minutes until dry and set. Rotate the crust halfway through. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Place walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet and toast for 8-10 minutes until dark and fragrant. Leave to cool.
Pour 4 ounces of melted white chocolate over the cooled crust. Spread the chocolate over the bottom and up the sides using a spatula or the back of a spoon. Leave ¼-inch border along the edge and set to one side for 20–25 minutes until the chocolate has set.
Whisk 3 eggs with ¾ cup of corn syrup, ⅔ cup of brown sugar, ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons of barley malt syrup, ¼ cup of malt powder, 1 tablespoon of vinegar, ¾ teaspoon of salt, and ½ a teaspoon of vanilla in a medium bowl.
Melt ¼ cup of butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, while stirring until the butter foams and then browns. Leave to cool slightly before whisking the brown butter into the egg mixture. Fold in the toasted walnuts.
Place the pie dish on a rimmed baking sheet and pour in filling. Bake in the oven for 60-70 minutes. Rotate the pie halfway through cooking. Remove from the oven and transfer the pie dish to a wire rack. Once cool, cover and chill at least 2 hours before slicing.
Top with whipped cream to serve.
This Malted Walnut Pie is a delicious take on pecan pie this Thanksgiving! Try it soon and come back to leave a comment telling me what you think.
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