praisefor3 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 The upcoming holiday with this traditional pie leads me to wondering...how many people really like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate CA Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 ...how many people really like it? I love it with freshly made whipping cream - none of this fake stuff for me! :) And it must be home made! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianne-TX Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 love pumpkin bars w/ cream cheese icing, pumpkin gooey butter cakes, and pumpkin dip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Especially my mom's, day after, cold from the 'fridge for breakfast (whip cream helps but is not necessary). Dad and I so love it cold that she eventually began to make it ahead of time and then put it away for later. I can just about get the filling to taste like hers but the pie crust just isn't as light and flaky-darn it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 It's okay. I make it with half evaporated milk and half sweetened condensed milk which makes it more palatable for me. I make pumpkin pie for the rest of the family that likes it. I'd prefer Pioneer Woman's Chocolate Pie myself. What I do like that is pumpkin are these cookies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I honestly don't know if I would love it so much if it weren't reserved for special holidays. I think that's part of the charm for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I love pumpkin, but for some reason not pumpkin pie. Love pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin dip, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin crunch... well, you get the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 It's purpose is simply to be a vehicle for the cool whip. There is simply no reason to eat pumpkin pie unless you have cool whip - and lots of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Blech. Last year I tried Pumpkin Pie for the first time. I was not a fan. It was just weird and icky. I do like pumpkin cookies, pumpkin cake, and pumpkin knot rolls, so it's not just a dislike of pumpkin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Love it. Actually, I love anything made with pumpkin, any time of year. And I'm with Kay--I like it with fresh, real whipped cream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 This year, Dh won a pumpkin cheesecake. Oh my. WE are ditching the pumpkin pie and getting that instead from now on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I love pumpkin pie, but please no whipped cream. It's the only fattening food I really can't stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Love pumpkin pie - I've got 4 left in the freezer from cooking down pumpkins in the fall, and those aren't coming out for the holidays! I will make more for Thurs. I think we all just love pumpkin desserts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I honestly don't know if I would love it so much if it weren't reserved for special holidays. I think that's part of the charm for me. :iagree: That being said - I am SO looking forward to it this year, with that fluffy whipped cream on top! (I didn't get any last year - boo hoo!) My husband won't eat it, so I'm making him pumpkin bars. At least we're having company over to help us eat it all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Blech. Last year I tried Pumpkin Pie for the first time. I was not a fan. It was just weird and icky. I do like pumpkin cookies, pumpkin cake, and pumpkin knot rolls, so it's not just a dislike of pumpkin. You tried pumpkin pie for the first time? Have you been living in a closet? :D ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I don't care for it but I bake them every year because everyone else does. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I like it all right - I usually like my desserts to involve chocolate. I don't like it with cool whip though - I prefer it alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 It has vanilla pudding mix in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajun.classical Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 The upcoming holiday with this traditional pie leads me to wondering...how many people really like it? I make a Pumpkin Eggnog Pie from the Chef John Folse cookbook. It is excellent and has become a new family favorite for the last few years. Everyone always asks me to make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 None of us in our family like pumpkin pie. None of us like sweet potatoes. None of us like mayonnaise. We have absolutely no problems with pumpkin bread or soemthing like that. But we aren't big squash fans here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tara~ Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 mmhmm love pumpkin pie...homemade..real whipping cream...yep :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 The texture is what gets me. Just thinking about it is enough to make me gag actually. I'll take just the whipped cream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Love, love, love pumpkin pie. In fact, love anything pumpkin. Grew my own pumpkin patch and the freezer is now well stocked. And, of course, like others said only real whipped cream. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschool2boys Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Its OK, just OK, I can take it or leave it. I really would much rather have a pecan pie or fruit pie than a pumpkin pie. Its just not that great and the only reason I have it at all is because of the holidays. I do like sweet potato pie slightly better than pumpkin but its not something I must have or want very often. I guess its OK to have one with Thanksgiving but other than that we never really have it during the rest of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) I actually hate pumpkin pie....except when I'm pregnant. For all three of my pregnancies I craved pumpkin pie. Twice it started before I even knew I was pregnant! Something in my body needs whatever pumpkin has to offer. For a joke once, when I was not pregnant, I told dh that I was wanting some of the stuff (ick) and he got this funny look on his face. :lol: I let him off the hook pretty fast. Thankfully, he does not seem to miss it. I love pumpkin muffins though. Go figure. Edited November 25, 2008 by Once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicheleinMN Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I can take it or leave it, so I usually leave it. Dh and all the children really like it, but it's just not my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I love it, but as a kid it was never on the top of my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 "I can eat it. Take it or leave it" I'd rather leave it. I guess I eat a piece about once every 5 years or so. NOT my thing. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I love pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup, and pumpkin bread. I love them even more now that I have handed over the task of preparing the pumpkins for baking to the boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I love pumpkin pie. I like it heavy on the spices. If there's real whipped cream, I'll take it, but I don't need it. I don't even need the pie crust. I actually make pumpkin custard quite a bit in the fall - just pumpkin pie filling - and I love that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I love it with freshly made whipping cream - none of this fake stuff for me! :) And it must be home made! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I love, love, LOVE pumpkin pie.....but......ONLY my mom's recipe. It is pumpkin custard and other people's pie or store-bought pumpkin pie tastes really odd and yucky. I make it all the time, not just Thanksgiving, and like a PP, I often make it as just a custard without the crust. Leave off the cool whip. Yuck. It tastes like plastic. Real whipped cream is yummy though. Here is why I think I like pumpkin pie so much: I was born 5 days before Thanksgiving, long, long ago. (so often times my birthday will fall on Thanksgiving and that is fun!) On the way home from the hospital on Thanksgiving Day, Mom and Dad stopped for just a bit at the family Thanksgiving gathering to show me off. Mom ate pumpkin pie. Only pumpkin pie. I figure I got a good taste of it in her breast milk and I've loved it ever since! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily in FL Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I grew up eating sweet potato pie. It is much better than pumpkin IMHO. My husband grew up eating pumpkin pie. He prefers it to sweet potato. Some people just don't know what's good. I still love him though.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat19 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I pumpkin pie but it has to have whipped cream on it~YUM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 The upcoming holiday with this traditional pie leads me to wondering...how many people really like it? But I only love it if I make it. I hate it with "Pumpkin pie spice". I think it is cloves or something in that that ruins the flavor for me. Cinnamon triggers migraines for me. Nutmeg tastes good with it I only like the taste if i make it. I season with maple syrup and brown sugar or with brown sugar and molasses. I let the kids eat if for breakfast. I make homemade whipped cream with it. I crumble it up and make ice cream with it. Yumm. The best part of cooking Thanksgiving is that I make stuff exactly the way I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBH Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I prefer cherry, blackberry, or apple pie. Out of respect for the hostess, I will eat pumpkin pie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 LOVE it. Only if it's made with fresh pumpkin. Dh gently says that I may be a tad obsessed, since I grow my own pumpkins just for Thanksgiving pumpkin pie. I can't stand that can-shaped, tinny-tasting "pumpkin" from the grocery store. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonia Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 The texture is what gets me. Just thinking about it is enough to make me gag actually. I'll take just the whipped cream. :iagree: I hate the texture. I can't do cheesecake either. Actually, to be honest, I'm not a huge fan of pie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenadina Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 pumpkin pie is my favorite sweet thing EVER. My mother gets me a pumpkin pie every year for my birthday (April). I can't even begin to say how depressing it is that you can't buy pumpkin pie where I live...I need to learn how to make it. I do make a killer pie crust, so I think I just might give it a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hen Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I'm a 'only if I make it' pumpkin pie lover. I've tried others pies but they are usually too dry or don't have the right spices. Mine, mine is to die for. I do use nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon. My kids are permitted to eat it for breakfast too. And they take after their Dad in that they like it with my homemade whipping cream. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I'm a 'only if I make it' pumpkin pie lover. I've tried others pies but they are usually too dry or don't have the right spices. Mine, mine is to die for. I do use nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon. My kids are permitted to eat it for breakfast too. And they take after their Dad in that they like it with my homemade whipping cream. Carole :iagree: Opposite spices, but same principle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 It's purpose is simply to be a vehicle for the cool whip. There is simply no reason to eat pumpkin pie unless you have cool whip - and lots of it! :iagree: but then again, i'll eat almost ANYTHING that has cool whip slathered all over it....;) and I'm not picky about the recipe of the pie OR the cool whip, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 :iagree: but then again, i'll eat almost ANYTHING that has cool whip slathered all over it....;) and I'm not picky about the recipe of the pie OR the cool whip, lol. :iagree:yup you cant go wrong w/half a tub of cool whip. Heck just give me the tub and a spoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runamuk Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Pumpkin pie is my second favorite, right after apple. Sadly, my husband and kids refuse to eat cooked fruit in any form, so either I go without or I end up with more pie than I can (or should) eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricket1178 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 It wouldn't be the holidays for me without pumpkin pie. I love it! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 I love my pumpkin pie. I add more pumpkin and an extra egg so that I can leave out the milk. I also reduce the sugar by 1/3. Regular pumpkin pie? I could take it or leave it, mostly. If I am in a wierd dairy craving phase I might want it, since it reminds me of custard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 I love it with fresh whipped cream, BUT I add just a touch of grated nutmeg to my whipped cream. Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YJ in AL Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Hooray for pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top!:D Yvonne in AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoboys Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 I hate pumpkin pie. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I don't really care for it very much. I would eat it to be polite, but I would never seek it out. I much prefer Sweet Potato Pie because that's what we had at home and I just prefer the flavor of it. Incidentally I do like pumpkin in other foods such as bread, muffins, cheesecake, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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