Homemade Pumpkin Pie made with mashed, cooked pumpkin

• Homemade Pumpkin Pie made with mashed, cooked pumpkin

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• I’m going to assume you know how to make your own crust. Or know how to purchase premade crusts. Me, I tend to cheat and skip the crust and make a pudding, which is pie without a crust… ?

Most pumpkin pie recipes are a variation on a theme, so here is a basic recipe for you to enjoy and play with as you please

This recipe uses fresh cooked pumpkin, but two cups of canned pumpkin will do nicely.

Pie Filling:

• 2 cups mashed, cooked pie pumpkin

• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk 

• 2 large eggs, beaten

• ¾ cup packed brown sugar

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, or more to taste

• ½ teaspoon ground ginger, or more to taste

• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, or more to taste

• ½ teaspoon salt

Gather all ingredients and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

To make the filling: Beat pumpkin, evaporated milk, brown sugar, eggs, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well combined. Pour into the prepared crust.

Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the filling 1 inch from the edge comes out clean, 40 to 60 minutes. Cover the edges with foil if needed to prevent from burning as the filling cooks.

Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature before serving.

If you want to try cooking your own pumpkin, you can oven roast or cook using this water bath method..

To Prepare Mashed Pumpkin:

Cut a fresh pie pumpkin in half. Scoop out and discard seeds and stringy portions. Leave skin on and cut pumpkin into chunks. Measure out 1 ½ pounds for this recipe to yield 2 cups of mashed, cooked pumpkin. If your pumpkin is larger, consider cooking 3 pounds and doubling the pie recipe above to make two pies.

Place pumpkin chunks in a saucepan over medium heat with 1 inch water; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain and cool. Remove and discard the peel. Return pumpkin to the saucepan and mash with a potato masher or use a food mill until smooth.