Smoked Pumpkin Pie On Pellet Grill

This year, upgrade your holiday dessert with this Smoked Pumpkin Pie! It's your beloved classic pumpkin pie with a twist! The creamy filling and flaky crust are cooked on the pellet grill for a hint of smokiness! No pellet grill? You can make it in the oven, too!

Smoked Pumpkin Pie is the perfect dessert for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or summer BBQs! I love serving it after a meal of Pellet Grill Smoked Turkey or Double Smoked Ham with fresh whipped cream.

This smoked pumpkin pie from scratch will knock your socks off; it is so good! Something purely magical happens when you cook this pie in the smoker! You can make it on a Pit Boss pellet grill, a Traeger grill, or an electric smoker.

Love smoked pies? Check out this Smoked Apple Pie next!

⭐ Smoked Pumpkin Pie

This smoked pie is made in one bowl, and it makes two pies! I like to make the pies ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator until they are ready to serve.

This is a super easy recipe as it uses a store-bought crust instead of a homemade crust.

📋 Ingredients

To make this Traeger smoked pumpkin pie, you will need the following ingredients:

• Pumpkin puree. Use homemade puréed pumpkin from fresh pumpkins or canned pumpkin. Do not use pumpkin pie filling; it already has spices and sugar added.
• Brown sugar. I used brown sugar. You can also use white sugar instead or a 50/50 mixture. You could also substitute some of the sugar with maple syrup or honey. To make this lower carb, use your favorite sweetener instead of the sugar.
• Evaporated skim milk. I used canned evaporated milk. You could substitute half-and-half or cream for the evaporated milk.
• Pie crust. Use a deep dish premade pie crust or homemade flaky pie crust. (You do not need to blind-bake the crust with dried beans).
• Spices. I used cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, but you could use store-bought pumpkin pie spice or my homemade pumpkin pie spice instead.

See the printable recipe card below for the full list of ingredients and quantities.

🥣 How To Make Smoked Pumpkin Pie

Step 1: Whisk eggs until frothy in a large mixing bowl. Whisk in pumpkin puree, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt until well combined. Whisk in evaporated milk.

Step 2: Pour pumpkin filling evenly into two deep-dish unbaked pie shells or homemade pie crust in pie pans.

Step 3: Preheat the smoker to 350°F. Place a rimmed baking sheet upside down in the center of the smoker. Place the pumpkin pies on the baking sheet. Close the lid and smoke for 50 minutes.

Step 4: Check the pies after 50 minutes to see if they are done. A butter knife inserted in the center of the pie should come out clean. Don't worry if the center is glossy in appearance and jiggles a bit. The filling will finish cooking outside the smoker and firm up when it cools. They may take up to 75 minutes or longer to cook.

Step 5: When cooked, remove the smoked pumpkin pies from the smoker and cool completely at room temperature on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours before serving. For best results, serve chilled. Slice and top with whipped cream.

Expert Tip: I do not bake the pie crust first. It turns out perfectly without that extra step.

⏲️ Oven Instructions

To bake this pumpkin pie in the oven, follow the exact directions above for preparing the pie. Then, place it in a 425°F preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes. Turn the temperature down to 350°F and continue baking for 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center of the pie comes out clean. Remove the pie from the oven and cool completely on a wire cooling rack.

Expert Tip: If the edges of the pie crust start to brown before the pie is cooked, place aluminum foil over the top of the crust for the remainder of the baking time.

🔪 How do you know when a pumpkin pie is done?

To tell if a pumpkin pie is done, do the knife test. Insert a knife in the center of the pie. If the knife comes out clean, your pie is done. The edges of the crust will also start to turn a light brown.

📖 Variations

• Use a graham cracker crust instead of a regular pie crust like my Pumpkin Pie With Graham Cracker Crust.
• Adjust spices to your liking.
• Add chocolate chips to make a chocolate pumpkin pie.

Related Recipe: Crustless Pumpkin Pie

🥧 How To Serve Smoked Pumpkin Pie

• Top this Traeger pumpkin pie with whipped cream, coconut cream, or Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream.
• Sprinkle a thin layer of granulated sugar or crushed graham crackers over the top of the pie.
• Top with crushed candied pecans and caramel sauce.

Storage Tips

Refrigerator: Store leftover pie covered or in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Freezer: Wrap pie in plastic wrap, then in aluminum foil, then in a freezer bag if you have one, or do a double layer of tin foil if you don't. Freeze for up to 2 months.

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