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Custard pies such as pumpkin pie are super easy and there are a lot of simple steps kids can do.  We cooked our own pumpkin to make super easy and chemical free pumpkin puree, then baked it into a super simple pie.

Easy Pumpkin Pie Recipe-Cooking with Kids!

Kids can do so many things in the kitchen and it’s great for teaching them a lot. Kids can master basic cooking skills like these.

We made our pumpkin puree from an organic pie pumpkin I bought at the farmer’s market.  All we did is cut the pumpkin in half, pull out all the pulp and seeds, and bake it cut side down until it’s fork tender. I baked ours at 350.

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Make sure to have the kids wash their hands well before they cook.  And make sure someone is rocking a cowboy hat!  

Cooking with kids has so many benefits. Check some out here.

Kids love to get their hands gooey. We saved our seeds and cooked those too. 

Homemade pumpkin puree for pumpkin pie

Let the cooked pumpkin cool and scrape the flesh loose with a spoon.  Drop it in the blender to puree it.  For our recipe, I used what I had on hand, so we used a cup of regular milk.  We added that to the blender to make it blend easily. 

A small pumpkin yields about two cups of pulp which is about the same as a can of pumpkin puree.

Pumpkin pie recipe from scratch 

Our pie does not have seasoning such as cinnamon because I am allergic to it, even the smell, while it’s baking, gives me respiratory distress.  You are welcome to add whatever pie spices you want, but I have noticed a lot of kids don’t like pumpkin pie and mine like it without the spices. 

Kids usually like simple things. It really accentuates the pumpkin flavor, it’s a totally different taste.

Once we made our puree, the kids added the other ingredients and stirred them together.  We dumped the mixture into a pie shell and POW!  Easy Peasy Pumpkin Pie!

Easy Pumpkin Pie

2014-11-12 14:08:48

Super easy simple pumpkin pie.

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Ingredients

1. 2 c. homemade pumpkin puree
2. 2/3 c. sugar
3. 3 eggs
4. 1 c. milk
5. pie shell

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Mix all wet ingredients together and pour into prepared pie shell.
3. Bake for 50 minutes or until filling is set.

Notes

1. Cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice is optional. We don't use it because I am allergic, even to the smell.

By Christina Kamp

Little Sprouts Learning https://littlesproutslearning.co/

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