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Amish Pumpkin Torte

Amish Pumpkin Torte

a delicious twist on pumpkin pie!
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Amish

Ingredients
  

Part One

  • 24 graham crackers, crushed
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter

PART II

  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs

Part III - Pumpkin Layer

  • 1 /2 cup sugar
  • 1 /2 teapsoon salt
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 1 /2 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 2 cups pumpkin
  • 1 tablespoon gelatin
  • 1 /4 cup cold water

Instructions
 

Part One - Crust

  • Mix crackers, sugar, and butter and put in a 9 X 13 inch pan. 

Part II

  • Mix all of part two ingredients together.
  • Pour over crust

Part Three

  • Stir gelatin in cool water, set aside.
  • Mix sugar, salt, egg yolks, milk, cinnamon, and pumpkin in a kettle.
  • Cook, stirring constantly until thickened.
  • Remove from heat and add gelatin, soaked in water.
  • When cooled, beat the egg whites and add to pumpkin mixture.
  • Pour this on top of cooled crust.
  • Let stand in refrigerator a few hours and top with whipped topping and if desired, sprinkle with cinnamon.