Ultimate Pumpkin Pie Recipe (2024)

Three helpful tips: 1- blind bake the crust so the finished pie doesn’t have a soggy bottom2- use kabocha squash 3) roast the squash whole, let it cool and scoop out the seeds then flesh (tastier& much easier than cubing & roasting)

Don’t scrimp on the spices, use cloves and allspice. Also add a pinch of mace. Makes all the difference in the end result.If you mix the filling at least 24 hours in advance (we do 2 days) and keep it sealed in refrigerator, this allows the spices to “bloom” and all the flavors meld thoroughly throughout the pie filling.I have to make two of these pies every year so there is enough for my husband and two sons. On occasion I’ve been known to make a couple extra so everyone else has plenty too

Re-read the recipe. It calls for baking 10 minutes at 425 degrees, then lowering the temperature to 300 degrees and baking an additional 35-45 minutes longer or until the center is slightly jiggly. Key words here are the two separate oven settings and the phrase “35-45 longer” at the lower temperature; knowing all ovens bake differently just be mindful how yours works and use a baking thermometer. Hope this helps.

It’s helpful that you specify a two-pound squash, but it would be more helpful if you specified how much purée we want to end up with. 3 cups is just meaningless when you’re talking about 1 1/2 inch dice. Why not be consistent, since you’re giving other ingredients by weight and do the same here. ? The answe is 350 grams of pulp.

The recipe is correct, you do NOT need to blind bake the crust if you use the right equipment. I use these "non-stick" pie pans that are a very dark gray, the dark color absorbs heat far better than a glass or shiny aluminum pan. Not only does the bottom of the crust turn deep gold and crisp, I've found it actually cooks the filling better so I have less problems with a runny filling.

you absolutely must include a bit of mace in the mix of spices. there's nothing like it and when it's missing then the pie is just not right

Libby’s canned pumpkin is the best brand. The closest to fresh, and a nice bright orange. It’s actually better than fresh; well puréed and less watery, and so much easier. The difference in taste will be negligible.

I needed to cook this way longer than the recommended time. At 45 minutes on 300 my crust was just beginning to color but the pie hadn’t set at all. 60 minutes in and it’s finally beginning to set but is more than a little jiggly in the center still.

The reason she cubes the squash is that the outside caramelizes, giving a richer flavor. That’s the whole reason I’m trying this. Turning the cut side down steams it which is altogether different.

I'm big fan of blind baking too but just learned via the Apple Pie Video that a metal pie tin will give a crisper crust, and placing that metal pie tin onto a preheated "cookie sheet" is even better. Hate those soggy bottoms! I have always used Pyrex, but am eager to give metal a try.

A little black pepper in the filling is nice. I like to make the filling the day before baking to let the flavors meld even more.

Freezing the pie crust first is a good alternative to pre-baking. This works great pumpkin and other one-crust pies. That quick burst of heat at 425 will help reduce the soggy-bottom problem. I make my crust and the filling days ahead! Poor the filling into the frozen crust and pop in the oven Thanksgiving morning.

The pie is tastier if you make the filling a day before baking it. The spices taste richer that way.

Butternut will do if that's what you have, but a hubbard or kabocha-style squash has a richer flavor and denser texture (less water in the pie = smooth, buttery texture) and are far and away my favorite for pie. Kabochas used to be a bit tricky to find in the States but are fairly common now--leaps and bounds better than pumpkin or butternut.

Thank you, Melissa Clark, for this recipe. This is the best pumpkin pie I’ve ever made. First, the crusts are good, and watching your videos that showed how you move it while rolling was helpful. I weighed the flour and realized I’d always used too much. Great crust. I’d always used pie pumpkins—butternut is much better. Third, I loved the slightly carmelized flavor. Fourth, the pie was beautiful when cooked, and the spices were great. I had no fresh ginger (sigh), but next time….

I’m sorry, I’ve gone through many pumpkin pie recipes over the years, including roasting my own sugar pumpkins, kabocha, and other squash varieties for the filling. I’ve never had a result that tasted any better than a quality can of organic pumpkin purée. It’s just not worth the effort.

This recipe took about 3 times longer to cook than described and was not remarkably tasty even then. Very disappointing.

This was really good, but didn’t completely set up, even with 50 mins in the oven.

Wow. As a Libby’s or die person, I have to say, never using Libby’s again. This pie was exceptional and far superior in texture and flavor.

This turned out fabulous but I would use the food processor rather than the vitamix blender next time. The powerful blender seemed to whip the cream resulting in an overly thick filling that didn’t really fill the crust. Still got rave reviews about the taste and doing the crust in the metal pan as instructed was the best crust I’ve made in years. I used a pumpkin pie spice blend for the spices.

300 degrees was far too low for my two pies in the oven to cook. Even the 10 to 15 min extra recommended for two pies in the oven - instead of just one - was not enough. I had to raise the temperature to 350 and bake for another 20 min or so. However, by then, the crust on the rim was overcooked and tough.

This pumpkin pie recipe is amazing! It's so creamy and flavorful. my guests were surprised to hear it's roasted butternut squash. So long canned pumpkin puree!

If you use a dark, non-stick pie pan, freeze the rolled out dough in the pan for 30 minutes before cooking, and don’t forget to turn the heat up for 10 minutes immediately after putting it in the oven, you will not have a soggy bottom. Agree that using a mix of orange squash, including some of the heirloom varieties, really amps up the flavor, as does using fresh vs. powdered ginger. I also made my filling 36 hours ahead of time to allow the flavors to bloom and save time the day of cooking.

This was delicious!!! Totally tasted like pumpkin to us. I used a frozen pie crust to cut down on the amount of work since I had to work with peeling and cutting up a whole butternut squash. I had no problem with the crust being soggy, however time, I might try homemade crust for an even better result!

I used a store bought pie crust that I didn't pre bake enough. It ended up filling two crusts! I also used canned pumpkin. It came out well, no cracks. It has a different flavor than any pumpkin pie I've ever had. More creamy and the mix of spices and *rye* because that's what I had, was really nice. The filling was paler and less pumpkiny. Woul love to try with the squash.

I wanted to love this pie. Made the filling the day before and when I put in the pie rust, it was "gloppy". It never smoothed out and didn't set up in the amount of time suggested. 300 seems too low--maybe 325 to 30.The top looked so bad I didn't take it to Thanksgiving dinner. It probably tastes good but the top looked like a truck ran over it from trying to smooth it out. Maybe I put too much squash in the mixture? Be sure to measure the amount-- 350 grams cooked pulp recommended.

Upset because the filling is sooo good. Par baked the crust and baked the whole pie an additional 10-15 minutes past what it said (yes I understood the temperature and time instructions) but the crust still isn’t crisp at all…. Looked like it was golden brown but now that I’m eating the pie it’s not baked how I want.

This is hands down most flavorful pumpkin pie filling I’ve ever made. I’m sold on roasting the filling from fresh butternut. I wished I had used more squash though, I could have easily added another cup of filling to the 9inch pie crust, it was a bit lower sitting in the crust than I would have preferred. Great flavor though.

Made this with a small Japanese pumpkin, and it was absolutely delicious - best pumpkin pie I’ve ever made. I only had a silicone pie pan, which wasn’t ideal, but still got the job done

My crust came out doughy rather than flakey =(