Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Impress your guests on Thanksgiving with classic pumpkin pie warm from the oven.

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1 hour 25 minutes - 1 hour 40 minutes DURATION
1 hour 15 minutes - 1 hour 30 minutes COOK TIME
10 minutes PREP TIME
Makes one 9-inch fresh pumpkin pie SERVINGS

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 cups pumpkin purée
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1 par-baked pie shell

Note

  • See below for Pumpkin Purée Recipe and Perfect Pie Crust Recipe

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • In a mixing bowl, stir the sugar and spices into the purée.
  • Add the eggs and cream, and stir until well-combined.
  • Pour the filling into the crust.
  • Use foil or pie shields to prevent the edges of the crust from overcooking.
  • Bake the pie in the oven’s center rack for 20 minutes.
  • Reduce the heat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, turn the pie 180 degrees and remove the pie shields.
  • Continue baking until a knife inserted into the center of the pie comes out clean, as many as 45 to 60 minutes.
  • Remove to a cooling rack.
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 cups pumpkin purée
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1 par-baked pie shell

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In a mixing bowl, stir the sugar and spices into the purée.
  3. Add the eggs and cream, and stir until well-combined.
  4. Pour the filling into the crust.
  5. Use foil or pie shields to prevent the edges of the crust from overcooking.
  6. Bake the pie in the oven’s center rack for 20 minutes.
  7. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, turn the pie 180 degrees and remove the pie shields.
  8. Continue baking until a knife inserted into the center of the pie comes out clean, as many as 45 to 60 minutes.
  9. Remove to a cooling rack. Enjoy with freshly whipped cream!

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