Jess Makes Her First Pumpkin Pie From Scratch

I'm 27-years-old, so obviously the Pinterest app is one of my most frequently used. This weekend, I experienced my first true Pinterest fail. However, I turned a disastrous crafting attempt into a delicious dessert.

Because it's fall and everyone is getting their apple and pumpkin picking done, I figured it was time for me to get on board. I hadn't purchased a pumpkin to carve, so I stopped at the Apple Bin in Ulster Park (on my way home from the 8th annual Wolf Harvest Cruise). I had seen a DIY melted crayon pumpkin on Pinterest and decided to be very ambitious and give it a go. I bought, what I was calling, a white pumpkin (but really it's a cheese pumpkin) so the colors would run down and be visible. Long story short, it was a mess. Luckily it was just wax so I peeled it off and scrubbed the heck out of the pumpkin.

When I was at the Apple Bin the gentleman behind the counter told me the cheese pumpkin was the best to make a pumpkin pie with. So, with my newly cleaned pumpkin I went on Pinterest and found a fresh pumpkin pie recipe. You can find the, super simple, recipe here. Here is a picture of the pumpkin before and the end result:

I will say, if it's your first time making a pumpkin pie allot yourself some time. Baking time alone is around 90 minutes. My question now is, I have a bunch of left over Pumpkin Puree, for you bakers out there what should I do with it? Let me know on Facebook!