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    Home ‣ Recipes ‣ Christmas

    Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe

    Nov 14, 2018 · Modified: Apr 16, 2019 by Sara · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    The Best Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie, featuring a flaky cream cheese pie crust. The very best pumpkin pie I have ever made, with fluffy whipped cream on top.

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    Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe slice of baked pie on a plate with text overlay.

    My husband the mancub has immensely enjoyed the testing of this recipe. He likes to eat pie for breakfast, especially around Thanksgiving. Although it's not hard to please his palate, I can definitely say that this is a tried and true, no fail pumpkin pie.

    Tips for the BEST EVER pumpkin pie:

    • Start by whipping the eggs and brown sugar in a stand mixer until doubled in volume and fluffy. This will give the custard base a little more volume and make the pie a little lighter. Fold in the other ingredients gently.
    • Add vanilla! This boosts all the good spice flavors and is a no brainer. It also isn't listed on any can recipe that I've seen.
    • Use a cream cheese pie crust! This pie crust recipe takes any pie to new heights of deliciousness.
    • Blind-bake your crust before filling to prevent raw pastry. Don't worry, doing it correctly won't burn it. Instructions in recipe below.
    • Use cream cheese in the recipe! Trust me on this one. You'd think it would make the pie too rich but it doesn't and it tastes amazing.
    • Pull the pie out of the oven when 3-4 inches of the outside are set, and the middle is slightly jiggly. The pie will continue to cook as it cools, and will set completely.

    Best Pumpkin Pie process photos. Eggs and brown sugar being whipped, mixed batter in pie shell, baked pie.

    Getting a picture of fluffy eggs and brown sugar in a moving mixer is harder than it looks (took me 20-30 pictures to get a decent not-too-blurry one!). But I wanted you to be able to see consistency we're going for.

    Below is when you should take your pumpkin pie out of the oven. I usually bake at 400 F for 15 minutes, then at 375 F 35-40 minutes. I have also baked at 375 for 1 hour 15 minutes before and it worked just fine. Every oven is different, you may need more or less time.

    Best Pumpkin Pie baked with set edges 3-4 inches and jiggly center 2 inches.

    I don't test internal temperature of the pie because I don't like leaving holes in my pie. I go by sight and it's never failed me. Just be sure to cool completely before slicing!

    Best Pumpkin Pie slice on a plate with whipped cream and black background. Glass pie pan behind slice of pie.

    For a perfect crust, try out my Cream Cheese Pie Crust Recipe!

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    Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe

    The Best Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie, featuring a flaky cream cheese pie crust. The absolute best pumpkin pie I have ever made, with fluffy whipped cream on top. 
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time1 hour hr
    Cooling time3 hours hrs
    Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Cream cheese, pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 566kcal
    Author: Sara

    Ingredients

    • 9 inch pie crust, unbaked Cream Cheese Pie Crust Recipe: https://eatdessertsnack.com/cream-cheese-pie-crust/
    • 3 large eggs
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature.
    • 1 (15 oz) can 100% pure pumpkin puree
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon ginger
    • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
    • ¼ teaspoon cloves
    • ½ cup milk or heavy cream
    • whipped cream topping (optional)

    Instructions

    To Blind Bake Crust

    • Preheat oven to 400
      Prepare pie crust in 9 inch pie pan.
      Line the crust with parchment paper and fill with 1-2 cups dried beans or rice. Bake crust at 400 F for 15 -20 minutes, until crust has set but not started browning. Cool completely and remove dried beans/rice and parchment paper before pouring in pumpkin pie filling. 

    For the Pie:

    • Keep oven at 400 F. 
      In a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, begin whipping the eggs on medium high speed. Add brown sugar ¼ cup at a time, waiting about 20 seconds in between each addition. Turn mixer up to high speed for 1-2 minutes, or until egg mixture is light and fluffy and doubled in volume. It won't be stiff, just fluffy. 
    • Add room temperature cream cheese, beating until well combined and there are no lumps left. 
    • Gently fold in pumpkin puree, vanilla, and spices. Stir in milk or cream last. Pour into cooled pie crust and line edges with foil ( I lay 4 squares underneath the pan and fold up around the edges). 
    • Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 375 for 35-45 minutes. When 3-4 inches of the outside of the pie are set, remove from oven. The center will be slightly jiggly and continue to cook as it cools. Cool completely before serving, at least 4 hours or overnight.
       Top with whipped cream and enjoy!

    Notes

    In place of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves, 2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice mix may be used. 
    Can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored covered in the refrigerator. 
    Can be made and frozen wrapped tightly for up to 3 months. Remove from freezer and thaw overnight in refrigerator before serving. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 566kcal

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    1. Hannah Flack

      March 19, 2020 at 11:02 pm

      Breakfast for dinner is always fun with the kids and we do pizza a lot too. They are getting to be the age that I can allow them to use the cook top, it makes cooking/baking fun!

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    2. Hannah Flack

      March 16, 2020 at 10:47 pm

      This is pretty similar to the way I make my alfredo, and it’s probably my favorite dinner that I have ever posted! I haven’t done it without scraping the cooked squash though–I will definitely have to give it a try!

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