Holiday Bake with Watkins!

Tis the season to bake,eat and be merry!
So if you are going to be spending all the time and energy into holiday baking make sure it is the best it can be with high quality award wining products!

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Pumpkin Pecan Pie

3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark-colored corn syrup
1 teaspoon Watkins vanilla
3/4 teaspoon Watkins ground cinnamon
1 unbaked 9-inch piecrust
1 cup chopped pecans
Whipped cream (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium mixing bowl combine the eggs, pumpkin, sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, and cinnamon; mix well. Pour into the pie crust. Sprinkle with the pecans.

Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a knife inserted off center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate within 2 hours; cover for longer storage. If desired, serve with whipped cream.

Makes 8 servings.

Quick Banana Cream Pie

Crust:
Watkins Cooking Spray
6 tbsp/90 mL butter or margarine
1-1/2 cups/375 mL finely crushed vanilla wafers (about 35)
1/4 tsp/2.5 mL Watkins Cinnamon

Lightly spray a 9-inch/23-cm glass pie plate with
cooking spray; set aside. Place butter in a mediumsized
glass bowl. Microwave (HIGH) 1 minute.
Add cookie crumbs and cinnamon; stir with a fork
until blended. Press firmly and evenly over bottom
and up sides of prepared pie plate. Microwave
1 to 2 minutes or until set. Let chill before filling.

Filling:
1/2 cup/125 mL Watkins Banana Dessert Mix
1/2 cup/125 mL sugar
1/2 cup/125 mL water
2-1/2 cups/625 mL milk
2 slightly beaten egg yolks
Combine all ingredients in large microwave-safe
bowl. Microwave (HIGH), uncovered, for 7 to 12
minutes or until mixture boils and thickens, stirring
every 3 minutes. Quickly cool pudding by
placing bowl in a larger bowl of ice water, stirring
occasionally until cool.

For Assembly:
3 medium-size firm ripe bananas
2 cups/500 mL sweetened whipped cream
To assemble pie: Peel bananas, split lengthwise
then slice into 1/2-inch/1-cm slices. Mix with
1 cup/250 mL of the cooled pie filling. Spread
on bottom of crust. Spread remaining pie filling
on top. Refrigerate 3 hours or more. Decorate pie
with whipped cream. Decorate if desired with
sliced bananas, strawberries and toasted almonds.

Triple Chocolate French Silk Pie

1/2 cup/125 mL butter
3 oz/85 g unsweetened baking chocolate
3 eggs
1 cup/250 mL granulated sugar
2 tbsp/30 mL cornstarch
2 tbsp/30 mL Watkins Pure Cocoa
1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Original Double Strength Vanilla
1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Chocolate Extract
1 cup/250 mL heavy whipping cream
1 baked pie crust

Melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Combine
cornstarch, cocoa, and sugar and then stir into
chocolate mixture.
Beat eggs with a mixer until frothy, about 2 minutes.
Stir eggs into chocolate mixture and cook over medium
heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in
Vanilla and Chocolate Extracts. Let cool 15 minutes.
Beat whipping cream in chilled bowl until stiff.
Carefully stir chocolate mixture into whipped cream
and spread in cooled pie shell. Cover and freeze at
least 3 hours or until firm. Garnish with chocolate
shavings before serving. Makes 12 servings.

Coconut Peach Pie

1 deep 9-inch pie shell
1 recipe Watkins Coconut Pie Filling (made with Watkins Coconut Dessert Mix)
Sliced canned peaches
1 tbsp. corn starch
2 tbsp. sugar
1 cup peach juice
2 or 3 drops red food color
1/4 tsp. Watkins Almond Extract
Whipped Topping

Prepare Watkins Coconut Pie Filling according to the recipe on the can, with the following exceptions: reduce the amount of milk to 2 cups; also, fold the stiffly beaten egg whites into the filling after it has been removed from the heat and cooled slightly. Allow this mixture to cool completely and then pour into cooled pie shell. Press well-drained peaches on top, arranging in circles. Combine corn starch and sugar and blend. Add peach juice and food color. Cook and stir until thick and clear, then continue to cook 1 minute; cool slightly. Add Watkins Almond Extract. Pour over peach slices to form a glaze. Cool. Serve topped with whipped topping.