Best 8 Upside Down Pumpkin Pecan Tarts Recipes

UPSIDE-DOWN PUMPKIN PECAN TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup melted butter, brown sugar and maple syrup. Divide among 12 greased jumbo muffin cups. Sprinkle with pecans; set aside., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time, until blended. Remove 1 cup for filling. Stir in pumpkin, flour and pie spice to remaining cream cheese mixture; set aside., Place 1 sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface; brush with butter. Layer with 5 additional phyllo sheets, brushing each layer. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Cut sheet stack in half, forming two 9x7-in. rectangles. Carefully press each stack into a prepared muffin cup. Repeat with remaining phyllo., Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon plain cream cheese mixture into each phyllo cup. Top with 3 tablespoons pumpkin mixture. Pinch corners of phyllo together and twist to seal; brush with remaining butter. Bake until golden brown, 45-50 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before inverting onto wire racks to cool completely. If desired, serve with whipped cream and sprinkle with additional pumpkin pie spice.

PECAN PIE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray; line with cooking parchment paper.
• In medium bowl, stir melted butter, brown sugar and water until well blended. Stir in pecans to coat evenly. Pour into pan, and spread pecans in an even layer; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter evenly over pecan mixture in pan.
• Bake 29 to 34 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Run knife around side of pan to loosen cake. Cool pan on cooling rack 5 minutes. Place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan. Replace any pecans that may still be in pan on top of cake. Cool 15 minutes.
• In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons of the milk until well blended. If too thick to drizzle, add additional milk, 1/4 teaspoon at a time. Drizzle with fork over top. For 8 servings, cut into 8 wedges. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

PUMPKIN-PECAN TART

Steps:

• Make the crust: On a lightly floured work surface, roll pate brisee into a 14-inch round. With a dry pastry brush, sweep off excess flour; fit dough into an 11-inch-round tart pan with a removable bottom. Fold edges toward center to reinforce; press into sides of tart pan. Prick bottom of tart shell all over with the tines of a fork. Cover with plastic wrap; chill tart shell until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Uncover and line chilled tart shell with parchment and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Transfer to oven and bake until crust is set in pan, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove weights and parchment and continue baking until bottom of crust is lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Brush crust with egg white and let stand 5 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees.
• Make the filling: In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, condensed milk, eggs, cinnamon, and salt. Pour filling into cooled tart shell; transfer to oven and bake until slightly set, about 15 minutes.
• Make the topping: Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt; using a pastry blender or your hands, mix in butter until mixture is crumbly. Add pecan halves and mix to combine.
• Remove tart from oven and reduce temperature to 350 degrees. Sprinkle topping over filling and return tart to oven; bake until topping is dark golden-brown and center is bubbling slightly, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool. Serve with whipped cream.

UPSIDE-DOWN PUMPKIN PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line bottoms and sides of two 9-inch pie pans with waxed paper. Spray with cooking spray.
• Combine pumpkin puree, white sugar, and evaporated milk in a large bowl. Add eggs, cinnamon, and salt; beat with an electric mixer until batter is smooth.
• Pour batter into prepared pans. Sprinkle yellow cake mix on top. Drizzle 1 cup melted butter over cake mix. Sprinkle pecans on top; press lightly into butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove pans from the oven and let pies cool, about 2 hours.
• Run a knife around the edges of the pans to loosen pies; invert onto serving plates. Peel off waxed paper. Place pies in the refrigerator.
• Melt 1 cup butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add brown sugar and 1 cup heavy cream; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes. Simmer caramel sauce until smooth, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Beat 2 cups heavy cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until foamy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla gradually, beating until soft peaks form.
• Slice chilled pies into wedges. Drizzle caramel sauce over wedges; top with a dollop of whipped cream.

INSIDE OUT, UPSIDE DOWN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix pumpkin filling and eggs thoroughly. Combine all dry ingredients together and sift so there are no lumps. Add sifted dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Gradually add the milk and cream. Pour into 4-ounce bomb molds. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until set in the center.

UPSIDE DOWN PUMPKIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a mixing bowl, blend pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves, salt, sugar, eggs and milk. Pour mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle dry cake mix and nuts over the batter. Pour melted butter over the cake.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 60 minutes and let cool. The cake will be "liquidy" at first, but will solidify as it cools.

PUMPKIN UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE WITH CRANBERRY PECAN TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Line the bottom of a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the brown sugar and whisk until smooth.
• Pour the brown sugar into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• In a medium bowl, combine the cranberries and pecans; place them in the pan over the brown sugar mixture.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, pumpkin puree, and oil.
• In another bowl, sift together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
• Stir the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture.
• Carefully spread the batter over the cranberry pecan topping.
• Bake the cake until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Let cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack.
• Place a large plate or platter on top of the cake.
• Invert the cake and plate together, then remove the pan.
• Carefully peel off the parchment paper.
• Let cool completely before serving.
• Serve with Chantilly Cream, optionally.
• For Chantilly Cream: Whisk the cream, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until soft peaks form.
• The cream should hold its shape but still be satiny in appearance.
• It should never be grainy.

EASY UPSIDE DOWN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• In large bowl combine evaporated milk, pumpkin, eggs, sugar, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
• Pour mixture into greased 9x13 dish.
• Sprinkle with entire box of dry cake mix.
• Drizzle melted butter over entire pan.
• Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes.
• Allow to cool before serving.