Pumpkin Pie??

I love pumpkin pie.
I don't mean I sort of enjoy it at times.
I love it.
I miss it.
I used to go off regular food when I made a pumpkin pie and just eat a slice of pie for each meal until it was gone. (It's squash, OK? Don't judge.)

My gluten/wheat issues didn't slow me down for long on pie crust, it's the egg allergy that ruined pumpkin pie for me. I have spent so many holiday seasons seeking a pumpkin pie I can eat. I've made some horrible ones.

One looked like pumpkin jello and tasted horrible.

I could not even attempt a tofu pumpkin pie.

Anything with nuts (which is alot of alternate recipes) is out for me.

A couple of pumpkin pies looked like soup and were just all-round nasty.

Last year, I retired from pumpkin pie. I couldn't take it anymore.

Tonight, I came out of retirement and decided to try again. The filling actually set up. That is a definite plus. It doesn't look like jello or slop. It has definite promise. I will have to refrigerate it overnight, not being a fan of warm pumpkin pie.

My hopes are high. Well, I do have two teeny, small reservations. OK, maybe they are big reservations. Here they are:

1) It's dark brown. I mean so close to black it looks like chocolate pie.

2) It smells like a pumpkin spice candle. I'm fairly sure I did not put wax or artificial chemicals in my pie and I'm slightly unnerved by the candle smell. I think pie is supposed to smell like food.

Maybe I'll report on my taste test tomorrow.
If I'm devastated by disappointment, I might report.

On the bright side, if I want my house to smell amazing, I can always make an egg-free pumpkin pie....