MAIN Holidays Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie

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.

Easy pumpkin pie recipe

Ingredients
2 eggs
1 16 ounce can pumpkin puree
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon prepared pumpkin pie spice mix (cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice and nutmeg)
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, combine eggs, pumpkin puree, sweetened condensed milk, and pumpkin pie spice and mix until smooth and creamy.
3. Place pie crust in a 9-inch pie dish and pour pumpkin mixture into the crust.
4. Place pie on a baking sheet and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.

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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.