Pawpaw Cream Pie Recipes

When it comes to pawpaw, accept no substitutes. Trust us; we tried. We went to a bunch of experts - scholars who specialize in fruit, plus chefs and cookbook authors who know all about the proud culinary history of Appalachia - and we asked them, "If a home cook doesn't happen to have any pawpaw, what combination of other fruits and vegetables might work well as a replacement?" We picked up passing nods to sweet potatoes, bananas, papayas, avocados, really ripe mangoes. But in the end everyone came back with variations on "Forget it, there's nothing like a pawpaw." The goopy-textured, tropical-ish fruit whose name sounds like a punch line on "Hee Haw" can be found scattered all over the country, but recipes (for cakes, pies, puddings) abound largely in West Virginia and nearby states like Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. If you happen to secure some pawpaw, best to get out of its way, as is the case with this pudding. Pawpaw is a holiday guest who responds well to minimal interference.

Provided by Jeff Gordinier

Categories     custards and puddings, dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 292, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 47 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 111 milligrams, Sugar 35 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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My grandma and I decided to try making a pawpaw pie from a recipe we got at http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu. Well, we ran out of pawpaw and had to fill in the rest with banana, we had to substitute half-and-half for light cream (which the original recipe called for), and it turned out pretty good. I learned a lot about pawpaw by working with this recipe. The skin is thin and attached to the pulp pretty well, so you need to peel it with a vegetable peeler. Also, the nickel-sized seeds are found throughout the fruit and come attached to a fair amount of pulp. It worked best for me to rub the seeds against a strainer to maximize the amount of pulp I got out of it. The seeds are covered with a membrane that's probably very nutricious, but if you're a texture eater you might not want this in your pie, as it's different from your chunks of soft fruit. I got 3/4 cups of pawpaw from two large fruits. Pawpaws come pretty small in the first place, so when I say large I mean the largest ones I saw in the bunch at the store. In Ohio, Whole Foods and Wild Oats carry the fruit. Ripe pawpaws are green with some dark brown or black spots on them. This is not an attractive or easy to work with fruit. It's mushy, messy to work with, and looks unappetizing with the skin on. This is a fruit that has only recently become cultivated for the market and genetic selectivity and spraying hasn't made it pretty like the painted oranges and waxed mangos you find in the store. A note to our Aussie and Kiwi friends: Pawpaw in North America is a tropical-like fruit native to the continent and not papaya.

Provided by Valeria

Categories     Pie

Time 1h10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Nutrition Facts : Calories 315.4, Fat 13.7, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 86.3, Sodium 187.8, Carbohydrate 43.4, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 25.3, Protein 5.7

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Found this on the internet. It has very few directions. Reading CJAY's review maybe cornstarch should be added.

Provided by Charlotte J

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 1 small pie

Number Of Ingredients 6

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1149.8, Fat 14.4, SaturatedFat 7.3, Cholesterol 220.2, Sodium 791.6, Carbohydrate 246.7, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 216.8, Protein 16.9

• Ingredients

A thick egg custard that has many uses. Spread this in a baked pie shell and cover with fresh fruit, pipe it into doughnuts, or mix it with whipped cream for eclairs or cream puffs.

Provided by Jackie Smith

Categories     Desserts     Specialty Dessert Recipes     Fruit Pizza Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

Nutrition Facts : Calories 115 calories, Carbohydrate 17.3 g, Cholesterol 83.1 mg, Fat 3.7 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 25.9 mg, Sugar 14.2 g

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