Pumpkin Pie. Evidence ranking
Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream and Cinnamon
#1 among published recipes we could fairly measure. We use this ranking to build The GüdDish when the method is cook-validated.
Ranking verdict
Split Decision
Current evidence cannot confidently separate the top two. Treat this as a shortlist, not a single crown.
#1 ranked recipe
foodnetwork.com
· top 1% of 583 analysed
4.82 from 68 ratings
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#1 published Pumpkin Pie by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-13): Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream and Cinnamon from foodnetwork.com (of 583 rated recipes across 67 sites). Verdict: Split Decision. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
Among published Pumpkin Pie recipes we could fairly measure, #1 is Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream and Cinnamon from foodnetwork.com (583 rated recipes across 67 sites). GüdScore orders them by how far each outperforms its own publisher. That ranking is how we decide what to learn from when we build The GüdDish.
Why it ranked first
This recipe
4.82
foodnetwork.com avg
4.26
Ahead of its publisher by 0.47 stars. That gap, not the raw rating alone, drives the rank, because a 4.99 on a site where everything is 4.99 means little.
- 68 people rated it, enough that the score is not resting on a handful of opinions.
- That combination puts it in the top 1% of every Pumpkin Pie recipe we analysed.
Runner-up: Pumpkin Pie Recipe (tastesbetterfromscratch.com), ★ 4.97 from 5,714 ratings.
What this takes
6 to 8 servings · 18 ingredients · 4 steps
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cold water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
- One 15-ounce can pumpkin puree
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 3 large eggs plus 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for serving
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 vanilla bean, scraped
- Fresh whipped cream, for serving
The GüdDish · draft · cook QA in progress
GüdDish Pumpkin Pie
This is the pumpkin pie we cook at home when we want the best result without juggling ten tabs. We read the strongest recipes we could find, kept the ingredients and techniques that overlap again and again, and cut the rest. What is left is one combined method: the best of the best, easy to handle, easy to run, and built to come out right every time.
serves 4 to 6
70 min total
5 steps
Needs cook QA
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We already drafted The GüdDish from the field. It is not cook-validated yet, so Rank stays primary until QA is green. We do not ship a half-tested recipe as the answer.
Full evidence ranking
Showing 10 of a 10-slot list for this dish’s pool of 583 scored recipes. First 10 clear the full CrowdScore floor (at least 20 ratings and 4.5+ stars), ordered by how far each beats its own publisher after we adjust for rating volume. Star ratings and counts are the publisher’s public evidence when present. Close places can still reverse with more data.
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1Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream and Cinnamon4.82 from 68 ratings
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2Pumpkin Pie Recipe4.97 from 5,714 ratings
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3Healthy Pumpkin Pie4.99 from 324 ratings
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4Pumpkin Pie Recipe4.98 from 170 ratings
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5Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie4.87 from 251 ratings
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6The Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe4.97 from 241 ratings
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7Homemade Pumpkin Pie Recipe4.99 from 102 ratings
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8Smooth and Spicy Pumpkin Pie4.90 from 56 ratings
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9Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal4.80 from 152 ratings
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10Pumpkin Pie Baked Oatmeal Recipe4.77 from 85 ratings
Major publishers (ratings not CrowdScore-verified)
Some major publishers show star totals without review-level data we can audit. Those aggregates never enter CrowdScore. They can still appear here as honest publisher claims or as method references. Below: top claims for this dish.
Behind the evidence
583Recipes rated
67Sites
18,304Ratings
HighOrdering confidence
What enters GüdScore
We only put a recipe in GüdScore when we can check the evidence behind its rating at the review level. Sites that only publish closed aggregate stars, without recoverable reviews, stay outside that score rather than being quietly down-weighted. Where we can rebuild ratings from raw public reviews, we do that before a recipe competes. Full methodology: How GüdScore works.
FAQ
What is the best Pumpkin Pie recipe?
#1 published Pumpkin Pie by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-13): Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream and Cinnamon from foodnetwork.com (of 583 rated recipes across 67 sites). Verdict: Split Decision. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
How does GüdDish pick a winner?
We search the open web for methods, measure rated recipes with GüdScore (evidence engine), study ingredients and techniques that set the strongest ones apart, then build one GüdDish. GüdScore does not hand you a single best recipe alone. Details: https://guddish.com/method.html
What does the verdict mean?
The Rank verdict describes the published-recipe competition, not a grade for The GüdDish. Clear Winner means number one is well ahead. Close Contest, Photo Finish, and Split Decision mean the top recipes are hard to separate. Limited corpus means we analyzed fewer recipes than a mature dish.
Why are some big publishers missing from GüdScore?
GüdScore only includes ratings we can audit at the review level. Sites that only expose closed aggregate scores, without recoverable review data, stay outside that score. Their recipes may still inform technique. See How GüdDish works for the full rules.
How often is this updated?
This page’s data was last scored or re-synced on 2026-08-13.
The public Rank is the top 10. The rest of the scored pool lives in the JSON API, not on this page.