Southern Comfort made my pumpkin pie this year...the vanilla-spiced eggnog, that is.

marilynfl

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There's a picture of it at the link. They have their standard black-label version also, but this newer version tasted just right. No alcohol...unlike the version you buy at the liquor stores. After one taste I thought it would work for pumpkin pie.

I was right.

Although I do think I screwed up anyway. The Libby's recipe calls for a 12 oz can of evaporated milk. In my convoluted mind, I was thinking 12 oz is 3/4 of a pound. So I'm pretty sure I pulled out the 3/4 C measurer and used that. Which is HALF of the amount of liquid I should have used.

But it still worked.

I had made charlie's post of Caprial's Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies and found them just a bit too buttery. But I thought they would make a great crust. Then I remembered cheezz talking about animal crackers in a crust, so I buzzed both cookies and made 3 cups of crumbs, then added 4 TBL of melted butter. Pressed that into a 9" cheesecake pan and poured in the pumpkin batter. Came out perfect.

Actually 2 cups of crumbs would have been better. The edges were a little thick.

http://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/wordpress/2006/01/09/southern-comfort-vanilla-spice-egg-nog/

 
No, c...not greasy at all. Just very buttery, very rich. Almost overwhelmed the pumpkin/oatmeal

flavor. Library got half the batch and loved them and I kept the rest for us, then used them as the base for the pumpkin pie filling. It's a chewy texture with the cranberries and pumpkin flavoring complimenting the creaminess of the filling.

Since I goofed on the liquid amount, it came out like a cheesecake. I'd do it this exact way again.

 
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