Easily adapted to be gluten free (see notes below), this pumpkin pie recipe is a little lighter and has the wonderful addition of a little bit of ginger flavor to it.
Combine crust ingredients in a medium bowl. Pat mixture onto bottom and sides of 9-inch pie plate, lightly greased or sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool while you prepare the filling.
FILLING
In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, sugars, ginger, spice and salt until blended. Whisk in eggs and milk until all is smooth and incorporated. Carefully pour mixture into prepared crust.
Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F, and cover outside crust with a pie shield (or pieces of foil). Continue to bake 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool.
Notes
The easiest way to make gingersnap crumbs is to whir the cookies in a food processor. If you don't have a FP, put them in a zip bag and roll a rolling pin over them until they've turned into fine crumbs.
If you're wanting to make this pie gluten-free, use gluten-free gingersnaps. I used the "Mi-Del" brand of Gluten Free Gingersnaps and needed 40 cookies to make 2 cups of crumbs.
This pie can be made the night before. It's best if eaten up within a day or two of baking.