October 24, 2012

Counting down to Halloween with a delicious vintage pumpkin pie recipe

With precisely one week to go until Halloween arrives, many of us are busy surrounding ourselves (and our homes) with all manner of pumpkins - from the real deal to jack-o-lantern decorations and pumpkin shaped sweet treats.

Naturally, this time of the year calls for pumpkin based foods, be they stews, cakes, lattes, muffins, pancakes, or one of the most beloved desserts of all time: pumpkin pie.

Typically an after dinner staple at Thanksgiving and Christmas, there's no reason why you can't bake a festive pumpkin pie or two this week to celebrate Halloween and the beautiful spirit of the rich harvest season.

I adore pumpkin pie (especially if it's been generously seasoned with oodles of cinnamon and other sublimely scented spices), and am always game for trying a new recipe (especially if I can easily make it gluten-free so that I can have a slice, too).

Today's vintage pumpkin pie recipe calls on Carnation Evaporated milk to help add moisture and silkiness to finished dish, and is a cinch to throw together if you use a pre-made (store bought or homemade) pie crust.


Vintage Carnation Evaporated Milk pumpkin pie recipe, Chronically Vintage

{As the writing size is quite small on this lovely autumn time recipe, be sure to click here for a somewhat larger - easier to read - version. Image via vieilles_annonces on Flickr.}


For an especially festive touch, you could use a mini pumpkin shaped cookie cutter (Wilton makes a darling 12 piece mini Halloween cookie cutter set that would be perfect) to cut out tiny pumpkins of dough and place them on top of your pie.

You could also serve this with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, pudding or custard that you'd tinted black, green or purple for an extra spooky touch that kids (and the young at heart) will definitely enjoy.

Another idea would be to turn this pie into individual sized pies or tarts and dust some Halloween sprinkles (again - and I swear this is not product placement, they just make awesome holiday themed items - such as those from Wilton) over each one.

If you're going for a more elegant take on pumpkin pie, I'm quite fond of it dished up with gently warmed dulce de leche drizzled all over each slice, the creamy sauce combining with the sweetly spiced filling for forkful after forkful of caramel apple meets pumpkin pie taste bud heaven.

Whether you bust out the pie plate today or hold off until Thanksgiving to whip up this scrumptious favourite, I hope you'll join me in creating at least one of these beautiful, seasonal treats this year, as - in my opinion - autumn just isn't the same without a slice or two of classic pumpkin pie! Smile

20 comments:

  1. Wow! I also want to try to cook it!

    Thank you for the idea :)


    Veronika

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  2. Fabulous. I love pumpkin pie:) This is a great recipe, not to complicated. I actually just made pumpkin bread the other day with almond flour. It's now all gone. Yum!
    http://dividingmoments.blogspot.com/

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  3. Man, I've been wanting some pumpkin pie so bad. Unfortunately, my husband doesn't like the smell of pumpkin pie so it's a no go.

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    1. Oh no, I couldn't imagine not utterly adoring the smell of pumpkin pie. It's the scent of autumn for me. Perhaps you bake yourself a pie at night when we was asleep, throw open the windows, put the pie in the fridge, and enjoy it yourself when he wasn't in the room (or home). If you lived nearby, I'd bake up one and invite you over for a huge piece, hon.

      ♥ Jessica

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  4. I need to make a pumpkin pie! Now that I have faced my fear of making pie crust from scratch, the next logical step would be to make a pumpkin pie.

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  5. Oh Jessica, pumpkin pie is my favorite pie! I always bake two at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

    When my children were young, I sometimes ended up eating a whole pie by myself. I always make apple pie (usually 2, and pecan pie also, and now my daughter includes her key lime pie into the holiday mix. We love our pies!)

    I always use Carnation Evaporated milk in my pumpkin pies.

    :) Hope

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  6. Oh thank you for sharing this! I'm going to make it soon!! I can't believe Halloween is a week away! The time flew past way too quickly. :( I want it to be this time of year all the time.-Cassie dailydirtydiaper.blogspot.com

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  7. Ooooo I love Halloween and I'm getting right into the mood now!! Thanks for an awesome festive recipe!! xx

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  8. Oh I am going to try this. I made pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving and I enjoyed it but I would like to try the evaporated milk recipe and make them into Cup Pies. :) I've been on a pie kick lately because I finally found an amazing pie crust recipe.

    :)

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  9. Mmmm, I LUV pumpkin pie! It's the only thing about your Halloween that I think makes any sense!

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  10. Oh my gosh that pumpkin pie looks so tempting. I'm going to be good, I'm going to be good....that has to be my holiday mantra or I will let that luscious pumpkin pie go right to my hips!

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  11. This looks so delicious! Because I hate pumpkin I would never go near the stuff (and it's not really that common in our country) and then I tried it for the first time, it's the best!

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  12. Mmmmmm! Pumpkin pie is divine, and this recipe is a must try! Thanks for sharing. :) Of course, i will make some whipped cream to go with, or maybe get some vanilla bean ice cream.. my fave...

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  13. Oh I love pie (and pumpkin pie is amaaaazing!!!) :D

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  14. Thats the recipe my Grandma and I use every year when we're making pumpkin pies! I love that you posted this!

    xx

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  15. Dear Jessica,

    I just want to say that I so much appreciate your friendship. You are quite an amazing person, and I am blessed to have you as a blog friend.

    Hugs,
    Hope

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    1. That is so beautiful, Hope, thank you very much for starting my morning off on such a heartwarmingly special note. I feel the exact same way about you, too, dear lady.

      Oodles of hugs,
      ♥ Jessica

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    2. Oh Jessica,

      That is a sweet little memory of the matching aprons. I always thought that was a wonderful thing for a mother and daughter to have, but yours was even better...all three of you having the same apron.

      :) Hope

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  16. I certainly agree that the perfect scent of autumn is pumpkin pie! No matter what changes have been tried over the years, no matter what food trends have altered the recipe, the Carnation and Libby's recipes are still the best. We used to save pot-pie tins and make a batch of miniatures along with the big pies. Just love your perfect October posts!

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  17. Hi again Jessica,

    I am popping in at all of my follower's blogs to tell them about Friday's Photo File. I know you already have known about my post two weeks ago. If you are interested, I would be pleased if you would join me. Linkup begins tomorrow morning at 1:00 a.m.
    I hope to see you there!

    :) Hope

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