This recipe leaves out certain shortcuts like evaporated milk for more flavorful whole milk and heavy cream but keeps the can of pumpkin pie filling:
Old Fashioned Paradise Pumpkin Pie
How to make classic, unfussy pumpkin pie from scratch.
Recipe Summary Old Fashioned Paradise Pumpkin Pie
This triple-decker pie has a cheesecake layer on the bottom, pumpkin custard in the middle, and a pecan streusel layer on top. Paradise!Ingredients | Pumpkin Pie Recipe From Scratch Without Evaporated Milk
1 (9 inch) pie shell
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¼ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg, beaten
1 ¼ cups pumpkin puree
1 cup evaporated milk
2 eggs, beaten
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
½ cup chopped pecans
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
To Make Cheesecake Layer: In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar, then add vanilla extract and 1 egg. Beat mixture until light and smooth. Chill mixture for 30 minutes, then spread into pastry shell.
To Make Pumpkin Layer: In a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Mix until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
Pour pumpkin mixture over cream cheese layer. Cover edges of crust with aluminum foil.
Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil from edges and bake an additional 25 minutes.
To Make Pecan Streusel Layer: While pie is in oven, combine flour and 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a small bowl. Mix well, then add softened butter or margarine and stir until ingredients are combined. Mix in pecans.
After pie has been in oven for 50 minutes, remove and sprinkle pecan streusel evenly over top. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Info | Pumpkin Pie Recipe From Scratch Without Evaporated Milk
prep:
30 mins
cook:
1 hr
additional:
30 mins
total:
2 hrs
Servings:
8
Yield:
1 9-inch pie
