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Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe

November 6, 2018 by Melissa 9 Comments

This is really the Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe. Smooth and creamy with  the perfect balance of pumpkin and spice, my family looks forward to this every year!

 Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe - Smooth and creamy with the perfect balance of pumpkin and spice, my family looks forward to this every year!

Best Pumpkin Pie

If you aren’t a fan of pumpkin pie, this is the recipe you need to try! So often, pumpkin pie is overly spiced with a funky texture. This pumpkin pie is smooth and creamy with just the right amount of spice. The secret to the best pumpkin pie is cream cheese, it creates the perfect texture! I like to serve this pumpkin pie slightly chilled and piled high with freshly whipped cream!

 Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe - Smooth and creamy with the perfect balance of pumpkin and spice, my family looks forward to this every year!

I use a homemade pie crust (recipe and step by step instructions coming soon to my website), but this can be whipped up quickly using refrigerated pie dough. You can even make the decorative leaf pie crust and nobody will know it’s not from scratch. Partially baking the the pie dough before adding the filling is the secret to avoiding soggy pie crust bottoms. See recipe card for instructions.

For the pie crust, I used these pie weights and pastry cutters similar to these.

 Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe - Smooth and creamy with the perfect balance of pumpkin and spice, my family looks forward to this every year!

In the bowl of a stand mixer, use the paddle attachment to beat cream cheese and pumpkin together until smooth. Then add remaining ingredients and continue mixing until well combined.

 

 Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe - Smooth and creamy with the perfect balance of pumpkin and spice, my family looks forward to this every year!

5 from 8 votes
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Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
 
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Thanksgiving
Servings: 8
Ingredients
  • 8 oz softened cream cheese
  • 2 cups canned pumpkin
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 9 inch pie dough
Egg Wash
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
  1. Roll out and arrange pie dough with decorative edge. Place unbaked pie shell in freezer for one hour to firm. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lower oven rack to lowest position. Brush pie crust edges lightly with egg wash. Use a piece of parchment paper to gently line pie crust. Fill with pie weights and bake for 10 minutes. Then remove pie weights and bake for another 10 minutes. If pie crust starts to bubble, press back down gently with a spoon. Remove pie crust and set aside. 
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat together cream cheese and pumpkin until well combined. Add sugar, salt, eggs, egg yolks and continue mixing until smooth. Add half and half, melted butter, vanilla extract and pumpkin pie spice.

  3. Add pumpkin mixture to partially baked pie crust and bake for about 50 minutes, or until set in the center. Remove from oven and let cool. I like to serve this pie chilled or at room temperature. 

Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe - Smooth and creamy with the perfect balance of pumpkin and spice, my family looks forward to this every year!

More Thanksgiving recipes:

Stuffing Recipe – Easy

Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe  

Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe 

Easy Pecan Pie

Homemade Pie Crust – coming soon

Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe - Smooth and creamy with the perfect balance of pumpkin and spice, my family looks forward to this every year!     Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe - Smooth and creamy with the perfect balance of pumpkin and spice, my family looks forward to this every year!

 

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Comments

  1. Baby Bleu

    November 13, 2018 at 6:47 am

    The crust as leaves is such a nice touch. Love it!

    Reply
    • Melissa

      November 20, 2018 at 7:53 am

      Thank you!❤️

      Reply
  2. Sara

    September 11, 2019 at 1:57 pm

    5 stars
    Yum! I love the design you used on the crust – so fancy 🙂

    Reply
  3. Kristyn

    September 11, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    5 stars
    Can’t wait to eat all the pumpkin pie!! Love the crust & leaves in the middle..so pretty!

    Reply
  4. Krissy Allori

    September 11, 2019 at 4:21 pm

    5 stars
    Pumpkin pie is my favorite! This one looks really good! Saving this for later.

    Reply
  5. Mallory Lanz

    September 11, 2019 at 4:44 pm

    5 stars
    You can’t beat a good pumpkin pie and this recipe is a winner.

    Reply
  6. April

    November 9, 2020 at 11:02 am

    5 stars
    My favorite! So easy to make. I love the little leaves you have on there – so cute!

    Reply
  7. Valentina

    November 9, 2020 at 11:39 am

    5 stars
    This is the BEST homemade pumpkin pie recipe. Perfect for Thanksgiving!

    Reply
  8. LAUREN KELLY

    November 9, 2020 at 11:42 am

    5 stars
    We made this last year for Thanksgiving and there weren’t even any leftovers! This year I am baking two pies!

    Reply

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