My family has long enjoyed pieless pumpkin pie. That is to say, I make pumpkin pie filling in a dish instead of a crust, baked in a water bath. As some of you know, Hubby is living without an oven. He's craving pumpkin pie. I know we can adapt the custard to stovetop, but I have no expertise. I'm pretty sure we can adapt it fairly easily to a double boiler, but I'm thinking the texture/consistently might be better if I have him rig up a steamer.

What do you think? I've never done a steamed custard, and have only a rudimentary grasp of rigging up a stovetop steamer. Will it be too difficult for him? (He's somewhat of a beginner.) BTW, we have Skype and webcams, so I can provide nearly "hands on" assistance.

Ideas. Tips. Detailed directions. I'll take what I can get.