Our 5-ingredient crisp and warming pumpkin pie recipe to nudge you into autumn

Name: Our 5-ingredient crisp and warming pumpkin pie recipe to nudge you into autumn
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 320 g sheet ready-made shortcrust pastry, we used Jus-Rol; 350 g pumpkin purée from a tin; 445 g fresh chilled custard, we used Tesco Finest; 1 tsp. allspice; 2 1/2 tbsp. icing sugar, sifted (plus extra for dusting)

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By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 24 September 2025

Recipe by Grace Evans

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Pumpkin pie is a quintessential autumn dessert and we’re a big fan! Plus, this simplified version is only 5 ingredients. Shop-bought shortcrust pastry gets blind-baked and filled with a pumpkin purée, allspice and custard filling for an easy baked treat.

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Yields:

10 serving(s)

Prep Time:

20 mins

Cook Time:

1 hr

Total Time:

1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

320 g sheet ready-made shortcrust pastry, we used Jus-Rol
350 g pumpkin purée from a tin
445 g fresh chilled custard, we used Tesco Finest
1 tsp. allspice
2 1/2 Tbsp. icing sugar, sifted (plus extra for dusting)

Directions

1. Step 1Unroll pastry on to a large sheet of baking parchment and roll out a little more until the shortest edge is 30cm wide. Use to line a 21.5cm round, loose-bottomed tart tin.
2. Step 2Trim edges to neaten, see GH TIP. Prick base all over with a fork and chill for 20min.
3. Step 3Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan) mark 6. Line pastry case with a large piece of baking parchment and fill with baking beans. Place on a baking tray and cook for 15min until sides are set. Carefully lift out parchment and beans and return tin to oven for 10min, until base feels sandy. Remove from oven and turn oven temperature down to 180°C (160°C fan) mark 4.
4. Step 4Meanwhile, mix the pumpkin purée, custard, allspice and a pinch of salt in a bowl, until combined. Pour pumpkin mixture into the tart case and smooth to level with a spatula.
5. Step 5Cook for 35min until a dark crust has formed on the top and there’s a slight wobble. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely in the tin. Dust with icing sugar, if you like and serve in slices.

GH TIP:

Always reserve your raw pastry cut-offs incase the tart cracks after blind baking it. Use these scraps of dough to patch up any cracks and return to the oven for 3min (at 180°C) to set, then continue the recipe as normal.

Serve with cream or ice cream if you you like.

GET AHEAD:

Make up to 1 day ahead, but don’t dust with icing sugar. Cover and chill (in tin). Serve chilled, or allow to come up to room temperature before serving.

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Recipe byGrace Evans

Former Senior Cookery Writer

Grace is Good Housekeeping’s Former Senior Cookery Writer, serving up delicious food and drink content. Grace was trained at Leiths Cookery School and worked as a chef in some of London’s most exciting restaurants before starting at Good Housekeeping. When she isn’t eating and drinking her way through London's restaurants, you’ll find her attending music gigs and binge-watching the newest TV shows.

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