Hahahaha, @beeber!!! This never crossed my mind! ❤️
So, this is how she makes the pumpkin pie:
Libby"s 100% Pure Pumpkin, 15 ounces (for one 9 inch pie), not the pumpkin pie mix,
Supreme Tradition Pumpkin Pie Spice,
Pillsbury Pie Crust,
Real whipped cream
Just follows the recipe on the can and add an extra egg yolk, the pie crust she uses usually has two 9 inch pie crusts in it but this is only for one crust, just save the other one.
The spice is (roughly starting out) maybe a teaspoon? She says she thinks it's like a couple of teaspoons, but you might want to experiment with that, it's not totally necessary to have it and you can make it just by following the directions on the pumpkin pie can
Most of the time she uses the real whipped cream but every once in a while we use some Cool Whip instead for one reason or another.
The only difference is a microscopically different taste each time, but every one of them is superb.