Easy pumpkin pie recipe from scratch made with pumpkin pie spice and evaporated milk.
You may be looking to make a pumpkin pie recipe from scratch in the next few weeks and I have an easy pumpkin pie recipe that will not disappoint. The pumpkin pie crust I use I shared last week, and it’s the best! Combine it with this pumpkin pie filling made with evaporated milk – and you have a real winner. I know this is the best because I’ve been eating it every year for my entire life. In fact, it’s been my birthday “cake” topped with candles for every single birthday as long as I can remember. I love it. I love it.
What I like about this recipe is that there’s not too much nutmeg. It’s not over spiced up if you know what I mean. It has a real sweetness and pumpkin flavor that is out of this world good – for those of us that are real pumpkin pie connoisseurs. Using pumpkin pie spice, it could not be easier! This pumpkin pie filling recipe makes enough for two pies which is perfect with the double pie crust recipe from my grandma.
Enjoy your pumpkin pie from scratch!
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Easy pumpkin pie recipe from scratch made with pumpkin pie spice and evaporated milk.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 60 min
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Yield: 16 1x
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
- (2) 9″ unbaked pie crusts (find my pie crust recipe here)
- 4 eggs
- 29 oz (1lb, 13 oz) canned pumpkin
- 2/3 C brown sugar
- 3/4 C white sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 2 (13oz) cans evaporated milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425.
- In mixer, mix the following in order of ingredients.
- Pour the mix into two pie crusts.
- Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees.
- Without opening the oven, reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 45 minutes.
Notes
The nutrition information is based on the pie filling only. To find the pie crust nutrition information, visit here.
This recipe was originally published in October, 2010. Updated November 2017.
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That’s not scrach pumpkin pie that’s canned pumpkin
Hi! I define from scratch as using original ingredients in the pure form whether they are canned or not. Just as I don’t grind my own sugar from sugar cane for any recipe from scratch, I also don’t make my own pumpkin in this recipe. But if you do make your own pumpkin, I think that’s awesome! Please let me know how it goes.