Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie – The best ever traditional pumpkin pie recipe that’s perfect for holiday dessert table! It’s very tasty and sweet fall desert, loaded with spices, has flaky crust and creamy pumpkin filling.
The queen of fall, pumpkin is coming and with her there are so many delicious recipes which will make magic in your kitchen.
This Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie is creamy, silky smooth with a rich filling, so easy to slice and should be on every Thanksgiving dessert table.
I usually prepare two different desserts for our holiday dinner, but one of them must be Pumpkin Pie, otherwise it just wouldn’t seem like Thanksgiving.
HOW TO MAKE PUMPKIN PIE?
Just four simple ingredients and few minutes of time and you will have a flaky and delicious pie crust. What’s in this crust: flour, butter, salt and water? That’s it! Four ingredients!
The filling comes together in minutes and is made from pumpkin puree, cream, evaporated milk, sugar, salt, fall spices and eggs.
Everything is mixed together and poured into pie crust.
HOW TO TELL WHEN PUMPKIN PIE IS DONE?
The pie is done when knife tip inserted in the center comes out wet but relatively clean.
The center should be just barely jiggly.
A few cracks are inevitable, but as long you reduced the temperature partway through cooking and don’t over bake the pie, you shouldn’t have any major cracks.
MAKE AHEAD STEPS
Pumpkin pie is one of those pies can easily make a day or two ahead.
Loosely wrap it in plastic wrap and keep it chilled in the refrigerator for up to two days.
CAN YOU FREEZE PUMPKIN PIE?
To freeze pumpkin pie, let the pie cool completely to room temperature. Then wrap it with a few layers of plastic wrap and a layer or two of aluminum foil.
Wrap it tightly so that the air touching the pie is minimal.
To defrost, let the pie defrost slowly, for several hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
One bite and you’ll be wondering why you’ve never made your own pumpkin pie at home. This is a great dessert to start off the pumpkin season! Enjoy!
Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie
Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy8
servings15
minutes45
minutes1
hourOld Fashioned Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients
- For Pie Crust:
1 cup flour
6 tablespoon cold Butter
½ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoon ice cold water
- For Pumpkin Filling:
1 (15oz) can pumpkin puree
½ cup heavy whipping cream
½ cup evaporated milk
1 cup brown sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
3 eggs
Directions
- To make Pie Crust:
- In medium sized bowl, mix together flour and salt
- Cut in butter with forks or pastry blender until mixture is pebble sized crumbs
- Add ice cold water and blend until mixture pulls together
- Roll into ball and place on lightly floured surface
- Roll out dough to about 10″ circle (make sure your measure your pie plate because some are 9″ or 10″, depending on which size you have roll your dough out 1″more than your size pie dish to ensure there’s going to be enough to go up the sides)
- Gently roll dough around rolling pin and unroll over 9″ pie pan
- Gently press and smooth the crust down and up the sides until it fits snug in the dish
- Place it in the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes while you get the rest of your ingredients ready
- To make Pumpkin Filling:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, heavy whipping cream, evaporated milk, brown sugar, salt and pumpkin spice until combined
- Add eggs one at the time and beat for additional 2-3 minutes or until light and fluffy
- Pour into prepared pie crust and bake for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for additional 30-35 minutes
- Make sure the center of the pie is set and just barely jiggly
- Remove pie from oven and let cool to room temperature
- Cover and keep stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve
- Decorate with whipped cream if desired
