Ingredients

  • 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
  • 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • Place pie shell on a baking sheet. Whisk eggs until frothy. Stir in pumpkin, corn syrup, sugar, cinnamon, and salt and mix until combined. Pour into pie shell. Carefully transfer filled pie to the oven; sprinkle with pecans.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool to room temperature before serving.