Amish Pumpkin Torte
a delicious twist on pumpkin pie!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Amish
Part One
- 24 graham crackers, crushed
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
Part II
- 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
Part One
Mixcrackers, sugar, and butter and put in a 9 X 13 inch pan.
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Top with last 3 ingredients
Part Two
Cook sugar, salt, egg yolks, milk, cinnamon, and pumpkin until thickened.
Then add gelatin soaked in hot water mixture and set aside to cool.
When cooled, beat the eggwhites and add to pumpkin mixture.
Pour this on top of cooled crust.
Let stand in refrigerator a few hours and top with whipped topping.