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Award Winning Pumpkin Pie

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 9 inch pie crust
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 15 oz can 100% pure pumpkin puree
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

Equipment

  • 1 deep dish pie pan
  • 1 small pot
  • 1 small microwave safe bowl
  • 2 Medium Mixing Bowls
  • 1 Measuring Spoons
  • 1 Measuring Cups
  • 1 wire rack

Method
 

  1. Line your deep dish pie crust with your 9 inch pie crust.
  2. Preheat oven to 400.
  3. In your small pot, combine pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt.
  4. Heat over med-low heat, stirring often until bubbly.
  5. Remove from heat.
  6. In your microwave safe dish, warm heavy cream about 60 to 90 seconds, until warm and slightly steamy.
  7. In your smaller mixing bowl, whisk eggs.
  8. Slowly whisk warmed cream into the whisked eggs.
  9. Pour pumpkin mixture into larger medium mixing bowl, and whisk egg mixture slowly into pumpkin mixture.
  10. Pour into your prepared pie pan.
  11. Bake for 15 minutes.
  12. Then reduce oven temperature to 350 and continue baking 40 minutes. When done, filling should be puffed up and slightly jiggly in the middle when shaken.
  13. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on wire rack.

Notes

  • If making pie ahead of time (up to 2 days) once completely cooled, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • This pie is great topped with whipped cream!  Click here for my homemade whipped cream recipe! https://cactusflowerkitchen.com/fresh-whipped-cream/
  • See article above for some links to products I love from Amazon that will be useful in making this pie!