Mini pumpkins pies are an easy fall and holiday dessert to make! They are the perfect size for a snack, taste just like the real thing, and freeze well so can be made ahead of time.
1½packages of unbaked pie crust3 rolls/crusts, room temperature
15-ouncecan of pure pumpkin puree
12-ouncecan evaporated milk
¾cupgranulated sugar
½teaspoonsalt
2large eggs
2teaspoonspumpkin pie spice
Spray whipped cream for toppingoptional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a mini muffin tin and set aside.
Unroll one pie crust onto a sheet of parchment paper or a lightly floured work surface. Use a 2½-inch round biscuit cutter to cut as many rounds from the crust as possible. Gather the leftover scraps and re-roll, then continue cutting rounds until you have used as much of the crust as possible.
Press one round into each muffin tin cavity, pressing it fully down into the bottom and up the sides of the tin. If you are reusing the same muffin tin for multiple batches, simply set aside the extra crust rounds and lightly cover them with plastic wrap so they don’t dry out.
Whisk together pumpkin, evaporated milk, sugar, salt, eggs, and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl until fully combined.
Spoon about one tablespoon of pumpkin pie filling into each crust-lined muffin tin.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until pumpkin pie filling is set in the center. Cool and remove from the muffin tin.
Repeat steps with the remaining pie crusts and filling until you have used up your ingredients.
Top completely cooled mini pies with a squirt of whipped cream just before serving.
Notes
Keep chilled in the refrigerator OR store in the freezer for up to 1 month. Be sure you are using 100% pure pumpkin puree and not a pumpkin pie blend. There is enough filling made from one can of pumpkin and one can of evaporated milk to make about 54 mini pies. Each crust will make about 18 mini pies. The pie crusts should be set out at room temperature about 30 minutes before working with them so that they do not crack when unrolling.You can also substitute a homemade pie crust recipe.Pies will come out of the oven slightly puffed and will flatten out as they cool.