I know that this time of year there are ao many pumpkin-related recipes going around but Pumpkin Pie is a big tradition around here so I wanted to share our recipe. You can put this into a store-bought pie shell or try your hand at a made scratch from pie crust as well.

**Special thanks to my son-in-law @moments2lifephotography for the amazing cover photo!

Pumpkin Pie Filling From Scratch

Pumpkin Pie Filling From Scratch

Ingredients:

• 1 pie crust, store-bought or made from scratch
• 2 c. pumpkin, cooked and mashed
• 1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 c. brown sugar
• 2 t. pumpkin pie spice (or 1/2 t. ground cinnamon, 1/2 t. ground ginger, 1/2 t. ground nutmeg)
• 1/2 t. salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400.

Put your pie crust into your pie pan.

Mix together the remaining ingredients and pour into the pie shell.

Bake 40 -50 minutes or until the center is done.

Enjoy as-is or with cool whip.