Easy Pumpkin Pie Recipe Perfect for All Occasions!

Every fall holiday is not complete and the same without the traditional pumpkin pie dessert. This easy pumpkin pie recipe is way beyond yummy and its heavenly divine custardy filling is perfectly spiced.

Because of its outstanding flavor, this pie is not only a great ending to a Thanksgiving feast but perfect for all occasions as well. And pumpkin pie is everyone's favorite probably next to apple pie and pecan pie!

3 Easy Steps for a Perfect Pumpkin Pie

1. Prepare the crust.
2. Mix the fillings.
3. Bake!

The Crust

For this particular recipe, the pie crust is store-bought but you can also use homemade crust or ready-made graham crust.

Also, no need to blind-bake the crust in this recipe because the baking process is done by reducing the temperature from 425F to 350F.

Blind baking is pre-baking the crust first separately without the filling.

The Filling

Same with the crust, you can buy the puree in a can or make your own puree at home.

For added thickness and texture, you might want to heat up and cool the puree before combining the other ingredients for the filling.

But this is optional. You'll get a terrific pumpkin pie all the same without heating the puree.

The Baking

When baking the pie, you have to preheat the oven and start off baking at 425 degrees F.

After 15 minutes, reduce the temperature to 350. Why is this so? Reducing the temperature will cook the pie evenly and with less cracking.

How to know if the pie is done baking? You can insert the tip of a knife or a toothpick into the crust and if it comes out moist but clean, it's good.

The Topping

Top it off with whipped cream or leaf decorations from the excess pie crust.

Another best thing about this dessert recipe is you can bake it ahead 2 days before and you can keep the leftovers in the fridge for up to 4 days.

The preparation time for this easy pumpkin pie recipe is 25 minutes.

The cooking time is an hour and 5 minutes.

Once your pie is done, cool for 2 hours before serving and this serves 8 slices.

List of Ingredients

Pie crust

• 1 store-bought

Filling

• 1 15 oz pumpkin puree
• 1 ¼ cups evaporated milk
• 3 large eggs lightly beaten
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tbsp flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• ⅛ tsp ground cloves
• whipped cream for topping (optional)

Detailed Instructions to Make Pumpkin Pie Recipe Easy

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. I recommend using an oven thermometer to get the exact preheating temperature.

Prepare the pie crust. Store-bought pie crust has instructions on the packaging. Follow it or follow this - roll the dough into a 12-inch round. Place dough into a 9-inch pie plate.

Be sure that your plate is deep (approx. 1 ½ inches deep). Line the crust on the plate and trim the edges. Check out this tutorial from BHG on how to edge a pie crust.

In a bowl, mix all dry ingredients (sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves). In a separate bowl, mix all the wet ingredients (lightly beaten eggs, pumpkin puree, evaporated milk). Mix the two mixtures together until well blended.

Pour the mixture into the crust-lined pie plate and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F; bake for 40-50 minutes until filling is set.

Remove from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack for 2 hours or store in the fridge. Serve with whipped cream.

Enjoy!

Nutrition facts: calories 320, total fat 12.5g, total carbs 46.9g, dietary fiber 2.2, total sugars 35g, protein 7g, vitamin d 7mcg, calcium 152 mg, iron 2mg, potassium 311mg.