With rare exception, persimmons are available only during the fall. You’ll find them in limited quantities in supermarkets, or maybe you’re lucky enough to have access to a persimmon tree. However you manage to get your hands on this lovely orange, thin-skinned fruit, make a persimmon pie.

Ingredients
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2 eggs, separated, at room temperature
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3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
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1 cup persimmon pulp
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup condensed milk
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1/2 cup whole milk
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1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Beat the egg yolks and combine in a mixing bowl with the sugar, persimmon pulp, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Stir in the milks.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the egg whites into the persimmon mixture.
- Pile into the pie shell, and bake for 10 minutes at 450°F. Lower heat to 325°F and bake for 30 minutes more. Test for doneness when a knife inserted into pie center comes out clean.
- Makes one pie.
Notes
We extracted pulp from our persimmons using a food mill.