Grammy's Kitchen · Pumpkin Pie · Pumpkin Meringue Pie
One of 76 pumpkin pie recipes we measured
from preppykitchen.com
It ranks #74 of 76 for bottom crispness among the pumpkin pie recipes we compared. 3 cooks on preppykitchen.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 76.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 113% | 68% |
| total sugar | 200% | 58% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 24% | 0% |
| fruit | 185% | 107% |
| egg | 178% | 43% |
| dairy | 113% | 56% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 230 g | 1 single pie crust |
| 50 g | 1 egg |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon heavy cream |
| 110 g | 1/2 cup light brown sugar ((110g)) |
| 50 g | 1/4 cup granulated sugar ((50g)) |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice | |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 425 g | 1 (15-ounce/425g) can pumpkin puree |
| 178 g | 3/4 cup heavy cream (room temperature (180mL)) |
| 61 g | 1/4 cup whole milk (room temperature (60mL)) |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs (room temperature) |
| 1 tablespoon bourbon or dark rum (optional) | |
| 1 teaspoon grated orange zest | |
| 210 g | 6 egg whites ((210g)) |
| 300 g | 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar ((300g)) |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon cream of tartar |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
Method: 15 steps, published by preppykitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Made this pie and loved it! The bourbon and orange was such a nice addition!” — a cook, 5.0★