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The beginning of the autumn season fills the air with a refreshing chill. Since the fall in India brings with it a wide range of fruits, vegetables, and nuts, it’s only natural to use up the ingredients and make warm and comforting delicacies. If you have a sweet tooth or like to bake in general, making fresh pies is the best way to incorporate seasonal produce.
Be it everyone’s go-to fruits like apples and pears to the fall-special vegetables like pumpkins, you can have all the recipes to make indulgent pies. So, why don’t you read on and explore the crusty dessert with drool-worthy fillings to make the autumn season the best one for your sweet tooth? From the classic chocolate and walnut pies to apple cinnamon ones, here are some of the pies you shouldn’t miss.
Apple Cinnamon Pie
If there’s one common ingredient that is globally loved during the fall season, it is the juicy fruit – apple. To make the most of the naturally sweet fruit, you must try baking a rich apple cinnamon pie. With the freshest apples from Himachal Pradesh, you can toss the red apples with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg to make a creamy filling. With a prebaked crust and the fruity filling, you can bake the apple cinnamon pie to perfection and enjoy a cosy dessert.
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin is the highlight of the autumn season. While Indian kitchens get more pumpkin or Kaddu-based sabzis and curries, you can make the Halloween-special pumpkin pie too. Combine the smooth and earthy flavour of pumpkin with the caramel-like sweetness of jaggery to make a satisfying filling. Transfer the filling to the crust, garnish with a hint of cardamom and ginger, and bake to get pumpkin pie.
Ginger And Pear Pie
With so many varieties of juicy fruit pears coming to the market in the fall season, it is only valid to use them up and bake a pie. For a classic ginger and pear pie, you can finely chop pears, and cook them with honey and grated ginger. After transferring the filling to the crust, you can also add freshly chopped pear slices on top to add some crispness to the guilt-free dessert.
Banana Pie
Even though you can enjoy bananas all year round, pies made with bananas, usually mixed with dates are one of the popular fall desserts. The autumn-special pie featured a creamy banana filling which can be either sweetened with guilt-free dates or with granulated sugar or jaggery. Spiced with cardamom and cinnamon, a classic banana pie will be ready for you to dig in.
Walnut And Chocolate Pie
If you are a chocoholic, walnut and chocolate pie has all the right profiles. Right from the creamy and silky chocolate to the nutty and crunchy walnut pieces, this fall pie is almost similar to the Western pecan pies. You can first make a rich ganache by melting dark chocolate with whipped cream and then fold in chopped walnuts to perfectly balance the filling. After baking, you can serve a slice of walnut and chocolate pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
