Do you love pumpkin pie but yearn for something new and equally delicious? Then you need to try this Cinnamon Roll Butternut Squash Pie. It has all the seasonal flavors of pumpkin pie complete with a unique cinnamon roll-inspired crust.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword butternut squash, fall baking, fall dessert, pie
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour20 minutesminutes
Servings 8slices
Calories 394kcal
Ingredients
1Inspired by Charm Pie Dough* rolled into two 14-inch diameter circles
Line a 9-in pie plate with one pie crust. Trim and crimp edges. Place on a baking sheet and set aside.
Next, prepare the cinnamon roll crust topping. Take your second 14-inch pie dough and brush it with the melted butter. In a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon and sugar. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the pastry. Pat it in lightly with your fingers.
Roll-up the pasty into a cylinder. Press the seam to seal. Cover and chill until needed.
In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, spices, and salt. Beat in the squash puree, butter, eggs, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Pour into the crust.
Cover the edges of the crust loosely with foil or a pie crust guard. Bake for 25 minutes.
While the pie bakes, cut the chilled cinnamon roll pie crust cylinder into 1/4-inch slices. Remove the pie from the oven and take off the foil. Carefully arrange the cinnamon roll slices** on top of the filling. They should be close together but not touching. Return the pie to the oven and continue baking for another 30-35 minutes or until the filling is puffed and set and the cinnamon roll circles are lightly browned.
Cool on a wire rack for one hour. Then transfer to the refrigerator to finish cooling.
Slice and serve with freshly whipped cream.
Notes
*You're welcome to use my recipe (find that HERE), your favorite pie dough recipe, or store-bought. You will need dough for a bottom and "top" crust.**Any leftover slices can be baked on an ungreased cookie sheet until lightly browned.