A few years ago I wrote my beloved pumpkin pie recipe, and it was a hit with my readers. When I wrote the recipe it wasn’t very printer-friendly, so I’m reintroducing again how to make pumpkin pie from a pumpkin. This is the homemade pumpkin pie recipe that I use every year, and it is my favorite pie to make during the holidays.

How to Make Pumpkin Pie from a Pumpkin

HOW TO BAKE A PUMPKIN

Ingredients:

• Small Pumpkin (I like to do two at a time, and freeze extra pumpkin puree that is left over)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Place whole pumpkin in a oven-safe dish or pan that will catch any juices that cook out of the pumpkin.
3. Place your dish/pan with the pumpkin into the oven.
4. Cook for 4-6 hours, or until pumpkin collapses on itself when prodded with a cooking utensil.
5. Let cool, then open up the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds with a spoon, to be discarded.
6. Scrape pumpkin “meat” out with a spoon, and place it into a mixing bowl. Try not to get any of the pumpkin skin into your mixture.
7. Mix well with a mixer until you have a nice smooth puree.

I actually like to leave my puree with a few chunky bits for some scrumptious goodness in my pies. See also how to cook a pumpkin in the crock pot. At this point you have some nice smooth pumpkin, that’s healthier than what comes in a can! It can also be used as baby food for little ones.

HOMEMADE PUMPKIN PIE RECIPE
Yields: 2 Pies

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of pumpkin puree (that yummy stuff we just made)
• 1 cup of brown sugar/whole cane sugar (I prefer sucanat)
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 2 cups of heavy cream
• 2 whole wheat pie crusts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425.
2. With a mixer, blend all of your ingredients together.
3. Pour the mixture into your pie crusts.
4. Bake the pies at 425 for about 10 minutes, and then reduce the heat to 325.
5. Cook the pies for about an hour, or until knife inserted comes out clean.

Now top with some delicious homemade cool whip, and you’ve got a healthier homemade pumpkin pie that’s breakfast worthy! Tell me I’m not the only one that eats pumpkin pie for breakfast the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas! Have you tried this recipe? Share your feedback!