September 21 2022

Easy To Make Pumpkin Chess Pie Recipe

Name: Pumpkin Chess Pie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 frozen deep-dish pie crust; 1 (15-oz/400g) can pumpkin purée; 2 cups white sugar; ½ cup unsalted butter (room temp); 3 large eggs; ½ cup half and half (single cream); 1½ tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice; 1 small frozen pie crust (ready-rolled pastry); ¼ cup white sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon

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This easy-to-make Pumpkin Chess Pie Recipe is perfect for a fall dessert. It’s delicious and it’s sure to impress your friends and family! Enjoy!

Fall is my favorite time of year. The leaves start to change color, the weather starts to cool down, and pumpkin-flavored everything starts to appear on store shelves.

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Pumpkin Chess Pie Recipe

The full ingredients list and instructions are found in the printable recipe card at the end of this post. I highly recommend reading the blog post all the way through so that you don’t miss any tips or substitution suggestions, to ensure that you have all the ingredients and equipment required and understand the steps and timings involved.

While the official start of the autumn equinox is around the 22/23 of September, as far as I’m concerned, it starts on September 1!

I’m a fall baby, and as August gives way to September, it’s pumpkin everything baby!

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For my non-American readers, chess pie is a classic, old-fashioned Southern [America] dessert.

This type of pie—or something very similar—was allegedly invented by a cook on a plantation when she was asked what she had prepared. In a Southern accent, her response of “just pie” could have been misheard as “chess pie.”

And pumpkin chess pie is really easy to make, simply beat all the filling ingredients, pour the batter into a pie crust and bake.

We’ve decorated the top of the pie with pastry leaves and pumpkins dusted with cinnamon sugar.

Serve it up with a dollop of whipped cream for a decadent yet homely fall dessert!

Ingredients & Equipment Used In This Recipe

While most ingredients can be bought in grocery stores, for your convenience, any specialized or notable ingredients and equipment needed for this recipe have been linked to Amazon or other stores if available online. Staple ingredients such as oil, salt, sugar, etc., aren’t always included here as you’re likely to have those in your kitchen. The complete list of ALL ingredients with measurements is found on the recipe card.

Dairy – Unsalted Butter, Half and Half (Single Cream)
Other – Eggs
Deep Dish Pie Crust – buy frozen, ready-made, or use pie crust/pastry to fill a deep-dish pie pan
Canned Pumpkin Purée – NOT pumpkin pie filling
White Sugar
Pure Vanilla Extract – always buy good vanilla as it really does make a flavor difference.
Pumpkin Pie Spice
Pie Crust – AKA Ready-To-Roll Pastry
Ground Cinnamon
Special Equipment:
- Mini Fall Cookie Cutters

Recipes on The Purple Pumpkin Blog use both cup measurements and/or weighted measurements. American cups and kitchen food scales are handy pieces of equipment to have in your kitchen as it means you’ll be able to make all of the different recipes on my blog. I try to give American, imperial, and metric measurements in my recipes. Please note, that you can mix cup measurements with weighted measurements, but never mix imperial (pounds, ounces, pints, etc.,) with metric (kilograms, grams, litres, etc.,).

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Pumpkin Chess Pie Recipe Tips

Storing Leftovers: Cool and transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Freezing: If you want to freeze your pie, bake in a disposable aluminum pie pan as it will help the pie to freeze more quickly.
- Cool completely and wrap in a double layer of plastic wrap and a layer of foil to help prevent freezer burn and keep out unwanted freezer smells.
- Ensure that the pie is completely cold before wrapping so that steam doesn’t get trapped between the layers. This could lead to a soggy pie and no one wants that!
- Place on a flat surface in the freezer.
- Label with the name of the dish and the date so you can keep track of your food storage.
- Pumpkin pie will last in the freezer for up to 1 month.
- To defrost the pie, unwrap it completely and place it in the fridge to thaw overnight (at least 12 hours). Do not thaw at room temperature as it could lead to a soggy bottom (crust) and we definitely don’t want that!
- Pumpkin chees pie tastes great cold or at room temperature so no need to reheat!

How Do I Make A Pumpkin Chess Pie?

Check out the printable recipe card below with full ingredients and instructions. Any demonstration photos do not print out to save your ink.

Pumpkin Chess Pie

Yield: 8-12

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

This easy-to-make Pumpkin Chess Pie Recipe is perfect for a fall dessert. It's delicious and it's sure to impress your friends and family! Enjoy!

Ingredients

For the Pie

1 frozen deep-dish pie crust
1 (15-oz/400g) can pumpkin purée
2 cups white sugar
½ cup unsalted butter (room temp)
3 large eggs
½ cup half and half (single cream)
1½ tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

For Decoration

1 small frozen pie crust (ready-rolled pastry)
¼ cup white sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C/Gas 5. Place pie crust into a pie dish.
To make the pie filling, use an electric handheld or standing mixer to mix together the pumpkin purée, sugar, and unsalted butter together until smooth.
Continue beating the mixture while adding in the eggs, half and half, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice until everything is combined.
Pour the pumpkin filling into the pie crust.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the decorations by using mini fall cookie cutters to cut pumpkin and leaf shapes from the pie crust.
Mix the sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle over the pastry shapes.
Remove pie from the oven and arrange pastry shapes on top. REturn pie to the oven and cook for a further 15 minutes - or until the pie filling has set and the pastry shapes have browned.
Remove pie from the oven and leave to cool on a wire cooling rack.
When cool, place in the fridge to chill for 2-3 hours before serving.
Served with whipped cream. Enjoy and Happy Fall Y'all!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 608Total Fat: 29gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 229mgCarbohydrates: 84gFiber: 2gSugar: 59gProtein: 6g

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