Ginger Snap Crusted Pumpkin Pie with Candied Pecans from Dorothy Brown dishes as eaten around the world Holiday Dessert bake-off Christmas Special recipe. Best Misc dessert 2010 recipe. 

Ingredients 

Crust

2 cups ginger snap cookies (crushed fine)

¼ cups sugar

½ cups. of melted butter

Combine above ingredients and press into 9 in. pie plate. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Pumpkin Pie Filling

1 – 15 oz. can pure pumpkin (not the mix)

1 - 12 oz. can of evaporated milk

¾ cups sugar

3 eggs

2 t pumpkin pie spice

Blend ingredients together until smooth. Pour into pie crust.

Topping

¼ cup. of butter

½ cup pecans

¼ cup brown sugar

Method 

Melt butter in pan, add pecans. 

Heat till warm and then add brown sugar. 

Cook over low heat for 5 minutes or until the sugar starts to caramelize and stick to the spoon. 

Bake for 50 minutes or until the center is set.