Pumpkin pie with apple and walnut filling | A cozy autumn dessert recipe 🍂🎃

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat option.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

Mix all the ingredients together well in a bowl.

Knead by hand on a lightly floured board.

Divide the dough in half. Make two types of cookies.

Roll out one half of the dough with a rolling pin to a thickness of about 1.5 cm.

Use a cookie cutter to cut out cookies until all the dough is used up.

Bake the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper until golden brown. (180°C for 20 minutes)

Place on a wire rack to cool.

Grease the bottom of a muffin tin with butter.

Take a small ball of dough from the second batch of dough.

Roll this small ball of dough into a circle and shape it.

Place this circle of dough on the bottom of the muffin tin and smooth it out nicely into a basket shape.

Prepare the filling by peeling and grating the apples.

Start melting the butter in a pan.

Add the apples to the butter.

Add the spices and syrup.

Simmer the apples until soft.

Set aside to cool.

Mix the ground walnuts, grated orange peel, maple syrup, and plant milk together in a bowl.

Add the cooled apples and mix well.

Fill the baskets with the filling.

Top with chocolate sauce if desired.

Decorate with a whole walnut and a few chopped walnuts.

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