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Spiderweb pumpkin tart

Carve out some fun this Halloween with a Marshmallow Spiderweb Pumpkin Tart. Made with a no roll gingersnap crust, this simple cobweb-topped tart is creepy, crawly and cute.

Gingersnap Crust – 6 ounces gingersnap cookies – 1 cup chopped walnuts – 3 tbsp dark brown sugar  – 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon – 4 tbsp unsalted butter melted

Pumpkin Filling Ingredients – 15 ounces canned pumpkin – 1 cup heavy cream – 1/4 cup whole milk – 3/4 cup dark brown sugar – 2 large egg – 1 tsp ground cinnamon – 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg – 1/2 tsp sea salt fine – 1/2 tsp vanilla

Crust Instructions  – Preheat oven to 350 degrees. –Grease the bottom and the sides of a 9-inch tart pan  – Pulse gingersnaps in a food processor to fine crumbs. – Add chopped walnuts, both sugars and cinnamon then pulse until nuts are ground. – Add melted butter then pulse until mixed. – Press crust into bottom and up sides of your greased tart pan. – Bake for 10 minutes – Remove from the oven and and allow crust to cool while you prepare the filling.

Filling Instructions  – Whisk all ingredients in a large bowl.  -- Place tart pan on a foil lined cookie sheet then pour pumpkin mixture into crust, filling 90% of the way.  Discard extra filling. -- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until edges are set and the center is slightly jiggly.   – Place pan on a wire rack to cool completely, approximately 3 hours. – Cover and store tart in the refrigerator. – When ready to serve, blot moisture droplets with a paper towel, remove the side ring from your pan and let tart sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. -- Top with marshmallow spiderwebs.

Spiderweb Instructions  – Place 1 cup of mini marshmallows in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 20 seconds. – Stir until smooth. Marshmallows will be very hot. Cool 3 min after stirring.  – Use your fingertips to pinch a small amount of melted marshmallows in each hand then stretch until  stringy like a web. – Lay marshmallow strings across the top the  tart, draping ends over over the sides. – Repeat until desired look is achieved then top with decorative spiders.

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