This Italian cheese is so versatile that it can be used in both sweet and savory recipes from cheesecakes to lasagnas.


1 quart vanilla ice cream softened
1 pie shell (9") baked and cooled
1 cup cooked or canned pumpkin
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
additional whipped cream for garnish
Syrup
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup dark corn syrup
1/4 cup hot water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Spread ice cream in pie shell. If your pie plate is not a deep one, you might want to use a little less than 1 quart of ice cream. Place in freezer until thoroughly hardened.
Blend together pumpkin, sugar, salt and spice in a bowl. In another bowl, whip 1 cup cream until stiff. Fold whipped cream into pumpkin mixture. Spoon into frozen pie shell over the ice cream.
Return to freezer until ready to serve. Before serving, cover with additional whipped cream and drizzle syrup over top.
For Syrup: Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a small pan. Bring to a boil and continue to boil until it starts to thicken, but don't let it get too thick. Let cool, then add vanilla. Use to top pie as directed.
This exceptionally good pie is popular in a Niagara Falls restaurant, John's Flaming Hearth. This is the restaurant where Nikita Khrushchev ate a meal during a visit here. Rumor has it he never paid the bill.
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reviews & comments
November 23, 2017
Awesome Pie !! Johnâs was a great place to work my way through college ! The quolity of the food was second to none. You could eat off the kitchen floor it was so clean. The family was the heart of that resteraunt. Karen M.
November 20, 2016
My mother got this recipe in the early 70's and used to make it every year for Thanksgiving. There is not one person who hasn't loved it! Mom stopped making it about 10 years ago. I've taken up the reigns and will be making it this Thanksgiving and introducing it to the youngest generation. I'm sure it will get the same rave reviews it always has!
July 24, 2015
I worked at John's in a few locations including the main Military Rd. this is his sisters Anies recipe.
I was a waiter for John's in three locations for years. Always top quality.
January 29, 2014
This is an excellent recipe! Tomorrow, it's back on the diet!