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Home » Fantastic Homemade Pumpkin Pie Filling

Fantastic Homemade Pumpkin Pie Filling

November 13, 2015 by L. E. Mastilock 5 Comments

DIY pumpkin pie filling is not hard! It's actually easy to make homemade pie filling with this pumpkin pie recipe. Wow your family this Thanksgiving or Christmas with your delicious dessert for your holiday party treat

The holidays are here!

With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner you’ll want to start planning the holiday feasts and holiday party. What is a holiday meal without delicious holiday treats, Christmas desserts, and Thanksgiving pies? Pumpkin pie in particular. Have you ever wanted to try making homemade pumpkin pie from scratch? I found a good pumpkin pie recipe and have simplified it. It really is easy to make DIY homemade pumpkin pie filling.

I’ve always preferred canned pumpkin pie filling with just a bit more pumpkin pie spice added (I guess it’s just what I was raised with. I’m used to the texture and flavor), but this homemade filling is delicious, and everyone I know that has tasted it absolutely Loves it! And always asks for the recipe. For years I avoided ever attempting a homemade pumpkin pie filling because I thought it had to be hard and very involved, but it’s way easier than you’d ever expect!

Easy Delicious Homemade Pumpkin Pie Filling

Ingredients:

  • Pie Pumpkin, smaller than a typical jack-o-lantern pumpkin, about 6-8 inches in diameter.
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3 cups pumpkin puree (way easier to get than you think, I swear!)
  •  1.5 cans evaporated milk

Directions:

Rinse pumpkin clean, cut off top, scoop out insides (just like at Halloween),  cut into 2-4 pieces.
Use a sturdy spoon, such as an ice cream scoop, to scrape all remaining stringy stuff from the “meat” of the pumpkin.
Put in microwave (yes, microwave! Told you it was easy!) in a microwavable bowl such as a glass casserole dish with lid, in two inches or so of water for 15 minutes on high.
Repeat in smaller increments of time if needed until soft enough to scoop innards out. Sometimes the “meat” falls right off the skin!
Puree in blender, who knew pumpkin puree was so easy to get, right?! Should yield about 3 cups or so.
Mix all ingredients in mixer or with hand blender.

Pour into pie crust right to the top, it doesn’t rise like a cake. Will be very runny, but will firm up after baking and cooling. Or pour into mini pie crusts in your muffin tin for adorable mini pumpkin pies, a holiday party favorite! (If you have extra puree, freeze and put in pancakes or french toast. So good with maple syrup!)
Bake at 425 F for 15 min, then turn down to 350 F for another 50 min.  A knife inserted in the center should come out clean.
Cool, top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and eat! Yum! My mouth is watering already!

For more detailed directions, I started with this recipe and made it a bit simpler over the years:  http://pickyourown.org/pumpkinpie.php

 

That’s it! It’s so much easier than you could have imagined to make delicious homemade pumpkin pie filling! Everyone will be in awe of how much work you did and how wonderful this Thanksgiving pumpkin pie tastes, and aren’t you just fabulous?! Just smile, nod and enjoy!

 

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About L. E. Mastilock

Author, Artist, Pro Blogger, and Social Media Manager. I encourage parents to nurture children through art and nature. I homeschool my kids and advocate for alternative education, creativity, family values, clean eating, rescue pets, and a playful childhood.
I blog at naturalparentguide.com & RascalandRocco.com

Comments

  1. Crystal McClean says

    November 14, 2015 at 7:06 pm

    Sounds good! We have to make our own puree as it’s way too expensive and hard to find over here otherwise.
    We haven’t tried pumpkin in pancakes – I’m sure the kids would love it! We’ll try it out soon.

    Reply

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