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Whether it's for the Thanksgiving feast or just an everyday dessert treat, pumpkin pie is a favorite fall after dinner sweet.

Topped with cream or eaten plain, flavored with ginger, maple or just a bit of honey and cinnamon the custardy pumpkin filling is a fall tradition that bridges the generation gap.

The secret to a really great pumpkin pie recipe is a perfect mix of spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, that give pumpkin pie its spicy goodness.

If you're ready to give the homemade version a try, check out these expert sites with complete ingredients and instructions for traditional, low-fat and no-bake versions of the Thanksgiving classic ....

More about pumpkin pie around the Web:

Pastry Wiz Pumpkin Recipes - Pumpkin pie may be a standard at the holiday table, but these recipes provide plenty of variations on the theme. Try the pie with Streusel Topping, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins, Holiday Pumpkin Bread, Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars or one of the other great ideas listed here for an updated pumpkin dessert...

Pumpkin Pie Recipes - AllRecipes.com collection of star-rated pumpkin pie recipes so you can see the real winners at a glance. They also include a recipe that uses a sugar substitute for diabetics or calorie watchers.

Land O' Lakes Pumpkin Pie Recipes - The butter people know how to bake a tasty pie... and cookies, spice cakes and tarts. These recipes are not for dieters, but everyone else will rave. They also have a good recipe for preparing fresh pumpkin for the pie filling...

Libby's Pumpkin Pie Recipe - Libby's is the company that puts the pumpkins into cans for you to bake with and you'd expect some top rated recipes from them... and you won't be disappointed. For a time saver - try Libby Easy Pumpkin Pie Mix - it tastes like you did all the work.

No Bake Pumpkin Pie - A little knox gelatin and four hours in the fridge produces one of the top recipes for pumpkin pie - and doesn't tie up your oven. The recipe calls for graham cracker crust - if you want to use regular pie crusts just brown them before you add the filling.

Diabetic's Pumpkin Pie - This no bake pie uses sugar free vanilla pudding to add a bit of sweetness to the recipe. The Children with Diabetes site also has a recipe for Pumpkin Pie that uses Equal as a sweetener and plenty of other great dessert recipes for the holidays that are geared to sugar free diets.

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