My first pumpkin pie, and made only because no one had pumpkin pies for sale this year! I used just the pumpkin carved for halloween, with just a bit of sweet potato mixed in to boost the subtle fresh pumpkin flavor... This recipe produced the most delicious pumpkin pie! My husband found it much, much more wonderful than the bakery pumpkin pie we normally would purchase. I am a rank novice in the kitchen, so it was a wonderful find!

Sweet Potato? Hummmmm.
That reminds me of my aunt in So. Illinois years ago. She would make Sweet potato pies that were as good or better than any pumpkin pie.. Her were all sweet potato. She also made Squash pie that were just great. I wish she was alive to tell us how. Old Phil

Phil, You make sweet potato pie the same as pumpkin. I'm in Florida and my co-worker adds a dash of lemon extract to her sweet potato pie and wins awards. They are extra yummy! You can also add cooked, mashed sweet potatoes to commercially packed pumpkin for pies. Use a ratio of half pumpkin and half sweet potatos. Personally, I prefer adding a little orange zest to mine.

This was my first time making any kind of pie for the first time....im a cooker not a baker...I have to say this recipe was very easy to follow and my pie's have become a hit with the family!! I will be using this recipe again.....and not just for thanksgiving!!

My girlfriend gave me 2 sugar pumpkins out of her garden. I googled fresh pumpkin pies and found this recipe! Yummy good and easy to make!! No more canned pumpkin or store bought pies for this family! Ran out of brown sugar for the second pie and used only 1/2 cup of white sugar with 1 tablespoon of molasses. It was even better!.....

Just wanted to thank you for posting this receipe. We had alot of pumpkin this year and I have used the one in the Kerr canning book in the past but wanted to try something new so I'm trying this one!! In the Kerr book it says to use 1 can of sweetened condensed mild instead of adding sugars and using evap. milk so I hope this receipe turns out but I got faith in you all!!! Happy Thanksgiving to you! :)

This was the first time I made pumpkin pie with fresh pumpkin.....and it was an absolute winner! I usually don't enjoy pumpkin pie because people put too much spices and it tastes like one spice more than the other, but this one was perfect! It did take longer than the alotted hour to bake, but probably because I did not squeeze out all the excess liquid from the cooked pumpkin.

I got a van load of fresh pumpkins from a farmer that was gonna discard them under with their tractor. I cooked my first fresh pumpkin in chunks in the microwave in a covered glass baking dish and then skinned them, then put the soft squash chunks in the blender and added in all the ingredients. I then blended it all up and poured it into the pie shell and I baked it as you stated. Its the BEST most delicious PIE I have EVER ate!! Creamy, mild (the pumpkin doesn't overpower the pie), fresh, custard-like, sweet, spiced, and it set up like a dream. The perfect PUMPKIN Pie!

THANK YOU!!! my sister-in-law challenged me to make fresh pumpkin pie from the Halloween pumpkins(she told me not to try and laughed) well not only did I do it with this recipe but they were so good I'm making 4 more for Thanksgiving so haha I get the last laugh.

Well, I'm Emily from PA and even though it's only September, my boyfriend, landlord and neighbors (all of which I bake this pie for) absolutely love them. Thanks so much. It's in my favorites bar for quick access.

We made 3 pumpkin pies tonight from our Halloween pumpkin using this recipe. It is a fantastic recipe! Best ever!! I used freshly grated nutmeg and increased the cloves to 1/4 tsp. because my husband likes the spice. The result was just delicious! I am so glad we used this recipe - Thanks, cooks.com!!!

I put 1/8 tsp. of jalapeño powder. Yum yum! Black pepper is good too.

I tweaked the recipe just a tad. I added 1 tsp of cinnamon & 1 tsp of pumpkin pie spice instead of the ginger, cloves or nutmeg. I also only added 1 cup of evaporated milk. It was soooo yummy with my scoop of cool whip. Will definitely make this again!

I've always made fresh pumpkin pies. Have also used the half & have version of sweet potato & pumpkin. Another tasty treat is to add butternut squash as a substitute for pumpkin or mix it with just sweet potatoes. Keep in mind BN squash is quite sweet. Mix & match any of them. Follow your same favorite recipe. A bit of whiskey or bourbon also enhances the flavor.