Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie

Homemade fresh pumpkin pies are special, very special.


It's not every day I like to spend my entire day preparing for a holiday, but when it's a holiday, it must be done right, at least in our family.


Pumpkin pie is always made from fresh sugar pie pumpkins.


Every year we anticipate the arrival of those fresh little sugar pie pumpkins and can't wait to dive into the best tasting fresh pumpkin pie using those and mom's pie crust.


Sure it's a little work but the end results are fabulous in comparison to store-bought bar none!


It's really not that difficult, getting the pumpkin cooked is the first order of business and I do mine in a slow cooker overnight in water.


Another family favorite during Thanksgiving week we also make a delicious Classic Pumpkin Roll filled with cream cheese for dessert, it's a must on our holiday table.


If you really love pumpkin desserts, also try our no-bake Easy Pumpkin Fluff Pie along with our delicious Pumpkin Frappuccino.


Scroll through the many tips and suggestions before making a fresh pumpkin pie all these instructions is available to be printed in the recipe card below.

Mini Fresh Pumpkin Turnover Recipe

These mini pumpkin turnovers are a delightful treat, great with coffee, tea, and a nice surprise in anyone's lunch box!

We just love these all made from scratch-style pumpkin hand pies.

I know when you think of pumpkin, you think of fall immediately in desserts, especially pie.

Well, for pumpkin lovers sometimes a whole pie is way too big for a small family so these mini hand pies are the answer.

As a child, we grew pumpkins and froze the puree so we could have these any time of the year, but it just seemed to taste better made during the fall season with that cinnamon spice and pumpkin filling smell throughout the house while baking!

If you're not so fortunate to grow them, buy them at the end of the season, they are inexpensive and check out my instructions for cooking them in a slow cooker, that method made this whole custard filling an easy experience.

Oh, don't throw out those seeds in your fresh pumpkins, use our recipe for pumpkin seeds roasted, for a great snack!

For our pumpkin puree using sugar pie pumpkins try this small pumpkin recipe in your slow cooker for the freshest pulp for the best desserts year-round!