Homemade pumpkin pie from scratch starts with a delicious pie crust filled with smooth, flavorful pumpkin filling, baked until set. It's a classic favorite for Thanksgiving or fall get togethers.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: from scratch pumpkin pie, homemade pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie from scratch
1/4cupice waterplus more if needed to make it come together
Instructions
Stir flour and salt together.
Chop up frozen butter and cut into the flour mixture with a fork or pastry blender. The texture should be like pea sized chunks.
Add ice water until dough comes together.
Place dough on a lightly floured surface and pack it into a ball.
Flatten the dough into a disc. Cover tightly between layers of plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Preheat oven temperature to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, add all the filling ingredients and whisk until smooth.
Roll out pie dough to about 1/4″ thickness, and drape over the pie dish.
Cut off excess dough and pinch edges.
Pour filling into pie dough and bake for one hour. The edges of the crust should start to turn golden and the filling should set.
Place on a wire rack to cool for at least an hour before serving. Serve with fresh whipped cream or homemade ice cream.
Notes
If the pie crust starts to brown too much before the pie is done, you can cover just the edges with some aluminum foil. This will help prevent further browning.
You can make your own pumpkin spice or just use a store-bought version.
You can easily substitute the homemade pie crust with a store-bought one and fresh pumpkin purée for canned pumpkin.