Do not use pumpkin pie filling because it’s flavored ... you’re making a homemade crust). The granulated sugar dissolves quickly, leaves no lumps and sweetens the puréed pumpkin.
To make this blind taste test as useful as possible, we targeted pumpkin pies from market chains with a multi-state presence. We did hit up one local So-Cal chain, Vons, but Vons’ parent company is ...
Roasted sugar pie pumpkin bread. (Photo by Julia O'Malley) The world is awash in small “sugar pie” pumpkins right now. These are round pumpkins about the size of a mini-basketball that are ...