A unique pie that belongs on your holiday dessert table.
Hachiya and Fuyu are great varieties to make this flavorful pie filling.
We recommendLa Vigne Organics.
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What Are Persimmons?
There are two main types of persimmons: Fuyu and Hachiya.
Fuyu are light orange and taste tart or bitter, with a honey-like flavor when ripe.
Theyre best sliced into salads or baked.
Hachiya have a bright blood-orange color, and are pudding-like and sweet when ripe.
Theyre often used for baking and can be easily pureed and mixed into baked goods.
What Does Persimmon Pie Taste Like?
Want some bonus points?
Pair persimmon pie with a dollop of freshwhipped creamfor an even more decadent dessert.
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Have an abundance of persimmons on hand?
Using your fingers, rub butter into dry ingredients until mixture is crumbly and forms large, moist clumps.
Add pecans, and work into clumps until incorporated.
Refrigerate until mixture is very cold and firm, 1 to 2 hours.
(Or cover bowl, and refrigerate up to 2 days.)
Prepare oven:
Preheat oven to 375F.
Let stand at room temperature until slightly softened, about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle dough with flour, and roll into a 12-inch circle.
Carefully fit dough circle into a 9-inch deep-dish glass pie plate, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang.
Fold edges under and crimp.
Pour puree on a rimmed baking sheet to quickly cool, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Finish filling:
Stir together evaporated milk and eggs in a medium bowl.
Add sugar-butter mixture, and stir until mixture is smooth and creamy.
Add persimmon puree, and stir until well combined.
Bake pie:
Pour filling into piecrust.
Add streusel:
Remove pie from oven.
Reduce oven temperature to 350F.
Using your fingers, break cold Pecan Streusel into small clumps, and sprinkle over center of pie.
Transfer pie to a wire rack, and cool to room temperature, about 3 hours.
To make the streusel of this pie nut-free, simply skip nuts or swap with pumpkin seeds or oats.
Orange zest and vanilla also complement this fruit nicely.
