MY FIRST EVER PUMPKIN PIE | MY FIRST EVER PUMPKIN PIE – The Love Notes Blog

It’s a crisp 54 degrees outside which means Fall has arrived! 

Being that I grew up in Florida where there’s no such thing as Fall, 

I now have a deep appreciation for the changing colors of this season (: 

Ok, so Fall is here. Now what? I’ll tell you what. Pumpkin Pie!! I really wanted to make a pumpkin pie entirely from scratch instead of from a can. But it turns out my local grocery store does not carry the right pumpkin/squash for pie-making. SAD!! I felt so defeated. I could have driven all over town searching, but this pregnant body was not feeling that option. 

So..  it pains me to say I had to swallow my pride & buy the can. 

BUT when I do come across the pumpkin/squash I need I will be trying either one of these

recipes here at Pickyourown or here at The Gracious Pantry. 

PickYourOwn tells you what kind of pumpkin you need & how to prepare it. 

The Gracious Pantry explains how to make a clean-eating version, which I would love to try!

Since I just used the recipe from the Libby’s pumpkin can, what I will share

with you is the recipe for the crust I used from SmittenKitchen.

She goes through each step for making the dough & provides pictures of everything. 

Which is very helpful if you are visual like me (:

Here’s how the pie turned out:

Well, I do need more practice with the crust because Lord knows I am no baker.. but I was actually surprised at how well it turned out. So there’s hope if you’re not a baker either!

If I can do it, trust me you can do it too!

One tip I learned is to cover the pie crust with foil so it doesn’t burn.

I was skeptical but it actually worked, hooray! 

Now go bake yourselves a pumpkin pie or 2 & get that Fall smell in your kitchen!

Happy baking everyone! (: