Key facts
- Type
- Pie
- Course
- Dessert
- Place of origin
- United Kingdom , United States
- Main ingredients
- Pie shell , pumpkin , eggs , condensed milk , sugar , cinnamon , ginger , nutmeg , cloves , allspice
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- Pumpkin Pie.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pumpkin pies
- native label
- pumpkin pie
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Pumpkin pie is a dessert pie with a spiced, pumpkin-based custard filling. The pumpkin and pumpkin pie are both a symbol of harvest time, and pumpkin pie is generally eaten during the fall and early winter. In the United States and Canada it is usually prepared for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other occasions when pumpkin is in season. Pumpkin is in season generally from mid-October through November. Harvest occurs during October which is just in time for Thanksgiving.
The pie's filling ranges in color from orange to brown and is baked in a single pie shell, usually without a top crust. The pie is generally flavored with pumpkin pie spice, a blend that includes cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves or allspice. The pie is usually prepared with canned pumpkin, but fresh-cooked pumpkin can be used.