How to Make Pumpkin Pie From a Fresh Pumpkin

Everyone knows fall is the best time of the year. The weather is perfect, the food is better (who can complain about all the pumpkin-flavored things that exist?), and Halloween and Thanksgiving are right around the corner!

Arguably the most classic fall dessert out there is none other than a pumpkin pie—I mean, who doesn't love pumpkin pie? Every year people will bust out festive pies from just a can of pumpkin, but I think we need to change that!

All of fall's beauty can be encapsulated in a pumpkin, so let's see just how easy it is to turn a fresh pumpkin right from the patch into the best pumpkin pie your family will ever taste.

• Prep Time:2 hrs
• Cook Time:1 hr
• Total Time:3 hrs
• Servings:8
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 pumpkin
• 1/2 cup heavy cream or half and half
• 1 stick butter melted
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup brown sugar or to taste
• 1.5 tablespoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons allspice
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 sticks cold unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• Step 1

  Gather ingredients and preheat oven to 350ºF.

  

• Step 2

  Cut pumpkin in half, remove stems and scrape out seeds and pulp.

  

• Step 3

  Cover the pumpkin in foil and bake for 1.5 hours, or until tender.

  

• Step 4

  Take pumpkin out of the oven and let cool.

  

• Step 5

  Scrape out the pumpkin flesh and place into a bowl and mash into a smooth puree.

  

• Step 6

  Add the heavy cream, melted butter, and brown sugar to the pumpkin puree, and mix well.

  

• Step 7

  Beat in eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and clove.

  

• Step 8

  Now for the crust, mix together the flour, sugar, and salt.

  

• Step 9

  Cut butter into cubes and lay on top of the flour mixture.

  

• Step 10

  Cut butter into the flour mixture to form a crumbly mixture.

  

• Step 11

  Add the cold water and mix together with a spatula until it forms a ball.

  

• Step 12

  Allow dough to rest in fridge for at least one hour. Then roll out the dough on a cutting board.
  
  #SpoonTip: Put flour on both sides of the dough to prevent sticking!

  

• Step 13

  Lay crust in pie dish, trim edges with a knife. Poke holes in the bottom of the crust with a fork.

  

• Step 14

  Fill the crust with your pie filling.

  

• Step 15

  Bake pie at 350°F for about an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes, or until the middle is set.

  

• Step 16

  Allow pie to cool, slice it up, and enjoy!