Best American Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Best American Pumpkin Pie Recipe – Classic Pumpkin Pie with a soft, baked filling, just the right amount of spice, not too sweet, and a crackle-free, coppery top! Easy to make, perfect in every way. Use homemade or store bought pie crust for easy, fresh or canned pumpkin!

For a recipe that’s actually so simple to make, perfecting The Pumpkin Pie was incredibly difficult – which is why it took me 5 years to share it.

Best American Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Not enough spice, odd mix of spices, too sweet, not sweet enough, unpleasant “curdled” filling, bad crackling, overcooked, undercooked. I feel like I went through every possible variation of pumpkin pie to make sure it was The One.

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This is based on the filling recipe from Smitten Kitchen, although I changed the seasonings (too mild in my opinion) and lowered the oven temperature because I found through trial and error that this is the easiest way to avoid cracks on top of my Pumpkin Pie.

Isn’t she beautiful? There is the tiniest crack on the side, and honestly I could photoshop it (and I’m sure food magazines DO!!). But that’s not necessary – he’s close to perfection!

After a lot of trial and error, I found that the best way to make pumpkin puree for pumpkin pie is to steam the pumpkin pieces and then pass them through a sieve. Boiled pumpkin is too watery. Roasted pumpkin, while arguably the “best” pumpkin flavor, is so dry that when mashed, the pumpkin is too thick resulting in a pie filling that isn’t as fluffy as it should be.

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Steaming, mashing or pureeing in a food processor, then straining, makes a pumpkin puree that I find very similar to canned pumpkin.

Buy or make your own. Although personally, I think once you find out that it takes 1 minute to make a Pie Crust with your food processor, you probably won’t buy it again!

99% of Pumpkin Pie recipes out there are as simple as dump-and-mix. I thank Smitten Kitchen for teaching me the Cooks’ Illustrated method for gently cooking pumpkin and spices in just 5 minutes to remove any excess water from the pumpkin (canned OR fresh) to ensure that the bottom of the pie crust is not soaked. and let the spices bloom to enhance the excellent texture and flavor of the filling.

Best Easy Pumpkin Pie Recipe

This is a problem I keep having. The cracks are never severe, and as the pie cools, it always settles a little so that most cracks “heal themselves.”

But it bothered me to keep trying to solve the cracked Pumpkin Pie problem, and here’s how I solved it:

And that, my friends, ends the Pumpkin Pie Project once and for all. I’m so happy with it, all my Pumpkin Pie dreams have come true.

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Serving with a little cream isn’t optional, it’s essential! Extra texture, extra creamy touch…. it’s the perfect ending.

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Video of the recipe above. Perfect Pumpkin Pie with creamy custard instead of lumpy and curdled. The perfect level of spice – you can taste it but it doesn’t overpower the natural pumpkin flavor – sweet but not too sweet. And there is NO CIRCLE on top!

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2. Baking time – If you see little cracks around the edges of the surface, that is a sign that the cake is ready or almost ready. Since there is egg inside, you will have small cracks around the edges, but once it cools and sets, these small cracks will heal on their own. Check out the photos in the post – they are clean and not photoshopped!

3. Cup measurements between the US and most other countries are slightly different, but for this recipe, I don’t think it affects the outcome of the recipe.

4. Storage – more than 6 hours after cooling, store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days (ideally overnight, after which the crust begins to lose quality).

Perfect Pumpkin Pie

Calories: 236.35 cal (12%) Carbohydrates: 23.18 g (8%) Protein: 3.24 g (6%) Fat: 15.07 g (23%) Saturated Fat: 7.92 g (50%) Cholesterol: 78.75 mg (26%) Sodium: 183.05 mg (8%) Potassium: 123.23 mg (4%) Fiber: 1.59 g (7%) Sugar: 13.38 g (15%) Vitamin A: 6025.81 IU (121%) Vitamin C: 1.67 mg (2%) Calcium: 39.43 mg (4%) Iron: 1.12 mg (6%)

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Pumpkin Pie Recipe — Bless This Mess

Pumpkin pie: deceptively simple, but often challenging! This recipe promises a buttery, flaky crust and a smooth, gently spiced pumpkin filling that stays perfect—no unsightly cracks!—when refrigerated.

For a seemingly simple dessert, pumpkin pie can be tricky to get right. Over the years, I’ve tried at least a dozen recipes and hit every snag: filling that didn’t set, unsightly cracks, and soggy crust. Whoever coined the term “easy peasy” has clearly never made a pumpkin pie! One of the challenges of pumpkin pie is that there are so many variables. First, the type of pan you use: ceramic, glass, and metal are all different. Second, no homemade pie crust is the same. Finally, like cheesecake or flan, pumpkin pie filling is custard, meaning it must be removed from the oven while slightly bouncing, making it difficult to measure doneness. Release it too early and it won’t install; cook it too long and it cracks in the middle. Sometimes, even good timing can’t prevent the dreaded cracks!

“I’ve been making pumpkin pie for a long time. The custard is always cracked. Not now. And, the cake doesn’t just look delicious, it’s absolutely delicious! Thank you.” Kathleen

Classic American Pumpkin Pie Recipe

In this super easy recipe, I use my favorite homemade pie crust, which is buttery and easy to use. To avoid a soggy crust, I baked it until completely dry before adding the filling. To avoid unsightly cracks in the filling, I modified the traditional recipe: a little flour for stability, substituting a few whole eggs for egg yolks for richness, and cooking at a low temperature for evenness cooking. Results? Perfect pumpkin pie that’s forgiving, even if you leave it in the oven too long.

If using homemade crust, roll out and place in a 9-inch deep pie pan, then refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°F. Remove the pie crust from the refrigerator and place it on a baking sheet (for easy removal and removal from the oven).

Cover the crust with a sheet of parchment paper and fill about three-quarters of the way with dried beans or pie weights.

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Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the crust from the oven and remove the parchment paper and bean/pie weights.

Bake for another 15 to 20 minutes, until the mixture is dry and golden. Don’t worry if the bottom is bulging; just press down gently with a flat spatula, being careful not to puncture. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.

Bake the pie for 50 to 60 minutes, until the filling is set. The edges will look dry and the center will turn slightly if you push the pan. The pie will look slightly puffed when it comes out of the oven, but it will settle down as it cools.

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Cool the pie on a rack (leave it on the baking sheet) until room temperature, several hours. Slice or refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!

“This is my new favorite pumpkin pie! I was a bit skeptical about the black pepper, but I decided to include it, and followed the recipe exactly…This pie was absolutely delicious, not too sweet, not too spicy, perfect!” Maria Kate

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Classic Pumpkin Pie

This website is written and produced for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and the nutritional data on this site has not been reviewed or approved by a nutritionist or the Food and Drug Administration. Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and should not be considered a guarantee. This data was calculated by the online nutrition calculator, Edamam.com. While I do my best to provide accurate nutritional information, these numbers should only be considered estimates. Factors such as the type of product or brand purchased, natural changes in fresh produce, and how ingredients are processed change the effective nutritional information in each recipe. Additionally, different online calculators give different results depending on the source of the nutrition facts and algorithm.

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