Grandma's Magic Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Pumpkin pie is a traditional dessert for Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays as that was when pumpkins were harvested.  With canned pumpkin, this pie can now be made at any time of the year.  Below is the pumpkin pie recipe my Grandma made  inside her pie crust recipe.  You may notice there is no sugar in the ingredients below because the pie is made with already sweetened Eagle Brand milk.  

Recipe short URL for sharing = https://tinyurl.com/45ycy4b8 

Spice notes:  

(1) Most similar recipes only call for 1 measuring teaspoon of cinnamon.  My Grandma' handwritten recipe was partially faded but it appeared to be 3 spoons,  so you may want to start with less cinnamon and then adjust recipe to your desired taste for cinnamon each time you make this.  My Grandpa really loved spices so that may be the reason hers had so much in it.  

(2) My son loves his pumpkin pie made with the intense flavor of cloves.  If you want to try adding that additional spice, then start by using 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves and only 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon.  You can then up the cinnamon or cloves to 1 teaspoon the next time you make the pie, if you do not think it had enough spices.  Just be sure to only adjust one of the spices with each pie experiment until you get the flavor you like best.

If you do not want to spend time making crusts for pies, you can try an impossible pie which makes its own crust during the baking process or a sugar-free no-bake pie option using store-bought crust.  If you want a more old-fashioned recipe that makes more than one pie without having to double the ingredients, you may want to try Taste of Home traditional pumpkin pie.  Their recipe which includes crust, filling, and decorative ideas makes two pies.   

Grandma's Magic Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

Filling:
  2 cups (or 15-16 ounce can) of pumpkin
  1 (14 ounce) can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
  1 large egg
  1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  1 to 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon (to your taste preference, see spice notes above)*
  Sprinkle of salt

Steps:

1. Mix together all ingredients of filling.
2. Pour filling mixture into pie shell.
3. Bake at 375 degree oven until sharp knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 50-55 minutes.
4. Cool, then refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.