Everyone knows fall is the best time of the year. The weather is perfect, the food is better (who can complain about all the pumpkin-flavored things that exist?), and Halloween and Thanksgiving are right around the corner!
Arguably the most classic fall dessert out there is none other than a pumpkin pie—I mean, who doesn't love pumpkin pie? Every year people will bust out festive pies from just a can of pumpkin, but I think we need to change that!
All of fall's beauty can be encapsulated in a pumpkin, so let's see just how easy it is to turn a fresh pumpkin right from the patch into the best pumpkin pie your family will ever taste.
- Prep Time:2 hrs
- Cook Time:1 hr
- Total Time:3 hrs
- Servings:8
- Easy
- 1 pumpkin
- 1/2 cup heavy cream or half and half
- 1 stick butter melted
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup brown sugar or to taste
- 1.5 tablespoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons allspice
- 1 teaspoon clove
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 sticks cold unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Ingredients
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Step 1
Gather ingredients and preheat oven to 350ºF.
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Step 2
Cut pumpkin in half, remove stems and scrape out seeds and pulp.
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Step 3
Cover the pumpkin in foil and bake for 1.5 hours, or until tender.
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Step 4
Take pumpkin out of the oven and let cool.
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Step 5
Scrape out the pumpkin flesh and place into a bowl and mash into a smooth puree.
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Step 6
Add the heavy cream, melted butter, and brown sugar to the pumpkin puree, and mix well.
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Step 7
Beat in eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and clove.
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Step 8
Now for the crust, mix together the flour, sugar, and salt.
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Step 9
Cut butter into cubes and lay on top of the flour mixture.
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Step 10
Cut butter into the flour mixture to form a crumbly mixture.
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Step 11
Add the cold water and mix together with a spatula until it forms a ball.
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Step 12
Allow dough to rest in fridge for at least one hour. Then roll out the dough on a cutting board.
#SpoonTip: Put flour on both sides of the dough to prevent sticking! -
Step 13
Lay crust in pie dish, trim edges with a knife. Poke holes in the bottom of the crust with a fork.
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Step 14
Fill the crust with your pie filling.
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Step 15
Bake pie at 350°F for about an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes, or until the middle is set.
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Step 16
Allow pie to cool, slice it up, and enjoy!