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Baking without the baking? Genius! Combine pumpkin with vanilla pudding and cool whip for a sweet, creamy and absurdly easy filling. The holidays have never been so simple!

2 cups pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling
2 packages (6 serving size) instant vanilla pudding mix
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
2 containers (8 ounce size) Cool Whip, thawed
2 graham cracker pie crusts
Combine the pumpkin puree, pudding mix, milk, and pumpkin pie spice in a large mixing bowl. Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer until completely blended, about 4 minutes.
Fold in half of the Cool Whip. Spread a thin layer of the remaining Cool Whip in the bottom of each graham cracker pie crust. Divide the pumpkin filling between the pie crusts, spreading it evenly over the Cool Whip layer. Top the pumpkin filling with the remaining Cool Whip.
Place the pumpkin pies in the freezer for 2 hours before serving. Remove from the freezer and let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
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reviews & comments
September 29, 2012
Very easy, light and delish! My 4 year old loves to help me make this...and eat it! :-) We used pumpkin pie filling with some extra seasoning because I love the spice....
August 12, 2012
Thank you so much for posting this recipe,i believe my mother first made this pumpkin pie when she bought some cool whip it was on the back of the top label.Then we lost it it was everyone's favorate pie now i make it again on the holidays everyone loves it!!
December 19, 2010
Thank you for posting this recipe! my mom and i have been looking for this exact recipe ever since she found it in a magazine several years ago. we have found recipes similer but none as close as this! thank you so very much again
October 21, 2007
Very quick and easy, I love it. Its the my specialty pumpkin pie. Adds a different alternative to the original pumpking pie