Earth Balance Spreads - Made Just Right

Congrats to you, Lowrie Ward, for being our next winner in the Best Pie category with your yummy Vegan Eggnog Custard Pie!

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Here’s what Lowrie had to say about her creation:
“The holidays aren't the holidays without eggnog! When I went vegan five years ago, I had to get creative to create eggnog flavored desserts without the real stuff... those of you who loved eggnog know that... often you use eggs, cream, milk, etc... so there's a lot to substitute to get it right. This recipe took me a few tweaks, but it tastes great!”

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients:
1 package of shelf stable silken tofu (I used soft)
1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked at least 2 hours
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1 pinch ground turmeric
1 pinch ground cloves
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup coconut milk cream (refrigerate a can of coconut milk, cream rises to top)
1/2 cup spiced rum (can vary 1/4-1/2 cup depending on taste)
30 vegan ginger snaps or vanilla wafers (depending on taste)
1/4 cup Earth Balance® Buttery Spread, melted

Directions:
Make the crust: Preheat oven to 350. Use a food processor to break up the cookies until you have only crumbles. Add the melted Earth Balance and pulse a few times until combined. Press into a 9 inch pie pan (edges and bottom) and cook for ten minutes. Remove and let cool slightly.

Make the filling: Place all filling ingredients except for rum (tofu, cashews, vanilla, sugars, spices, coconut milk cream) in a food processor and blend until smooth. Add 1/4 cup of rum and then blend again. Adjust rum up to 1/2 cup depending on taste. Remember some of the flavor will cook off, so don't go too easy on the rum.

Add filling to pie crust once it has cooled at least 15-20 minutes. Put entire pie into fridge and leave for 1-2 hours (so it is not as wobbly).

Preheat oven to 350 (again). Place cooled pie dish in oven and cook for 40 minutes.

Turn off oven and leave the pie in there for about another hour. Transfer to fridge and let sit at least four hours before serving.

Use a cold knife to cut slices. Dust pie slices with additional cinnamon or powdered sugar.

Lowrie will receive: A $400 gift certificate for Whole Foods Market, a 1 year supply of Earth Balance® products, an Earth Balance® gift pack featuring a bamboo cutting board and kitchen supplies and a copy of the book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition by Julieanna Hever.