Cindy, I made this pumpkin pie last weekend, and I must say it is the best pumpkin I have ever eaten, and I've eaten lot's of pumpkin pies, being that it is my all time favorite dessert!!!! ABSOLUTELY delicious!!! The ice cream makes it. Have you ever entered it in a contest? If you ever have, I'm sure you won the blue ribbon. Thank you!!

Very very tasty! We used pumpkins from our garden. And instead of the 3 separate spices, we simply used a pumpkin pie spice blend from the Cleveland West Side Market. The ice cream added a very creamy, bright flavor. Very tasty.

I used pumpkin ice cream even and wow it was great! The texture is more of a pumpkin mouse... then of the tradictional pumpkin pie. Saw friends three days later and they told me yet again how much they liked it! :)

This pie is totally awesome. My family swears they don't like like pumpkin pie.....Then they taste this. Disappears every time. it's so light and fluffy not heavy like regular pumpkin pies. YUM!

HELP! I made this recipe two days ago. I followed everything to a "T". When I poured the mixture into the pie shells- they only filled up half way. I had a torte... not pumpkin pies. I did use 3 cups of ice cream- I went online to look at a pint to cup ratio. I'm not sure what I did wrong. I took the eggs straight from the frig- they were not at room temperature. The ice cream was melted in the microwave... did any of the above hinder the recipe? The "tortes" do taste good... but I would like to make this the correct way next time!!!!

THANK YOU for this recipe!!! I just followed all of Headmeister's additional directions and it turned out beautifully. My dad is lactose intolerant, and they make lactose-free vanilla ice cream but not lactose-free evaporated milk (so far as I know). I made this last Thanksgiving, and it was the first pumpkin pie he'd eaten in fifteen years!

I just made this yesterday for Thanksgiving and it was spectacular! It's the pumpkin pie recipe I've been waiting for. The vanilla ice cream makes a HUGE difference than using either condensed or evaporated milk. HUGE. Plus, I went a step further and used Hagen Das (yum!) for the extra richness. From now on, this will be my go-to pumpkin pie recipe.

Why buy pumpkin pie when you can make this? Such an easy pie to make and so delicious. I followed some other reviewers' recommendations: I melted the ice cream in the microwave until WARM. I used room temp eggs and I forgot to de-thaw the frozen pie crusts (took a short cut and chose not to make home-made crusts) so I put the crusts in the pre-heated oven for a couple minutes to quickly de-thaw them. Be careful they don't start baking if you do this though. :-) I added about a teaspoon of vanilla and cut the sugar to 1/2 cup. I don't think I added enough nutmeg or maybe I just like a little more nutmeg flavor in my pumpkin pie. I will probably increase the amount of nutmeg next time. All in all, delicious. My family enjoyed it and I think this will be a new tradition for me.

This Thanksgiving, I made my very first pie. I've always been pretty terrified of making a pie from scatch (I'm a bit of a novice in cooking), but this year I decided to bite the bullet and go for it. I am so very glad I did! This pie came out superbly. I can't believe that it came out of my kitchen! :-) It was light, fluffy and absolutely delicious. Almost like a pumpkin mousse, if you will. Here are some noteworthy mentions: 1) I used a 1/4 measuring cup for the sugar, and put 3 rounded cups in the mix. Not too sweet, not too tart. Perfect! 2) I used Marie Calendar's pre-made deep shell pie shells, so instead of two pies, the batter filled one (and a half). If you use a similar crust, you may have left-over batter, but not quite enough for two pies. 3) I used about 14 ounces of Breyers Frecn Vanilla Bean Ice cream. As other viewers stated, I warmed it in the microwave and saw no seperation. 4) I used 2 tablespoons of Pumpkin Pie Spice, and it was the perfect amount. 5) Don't forget to cover your crust with aluminum foil after the first 15 minutes. While covering the crust sounds easier than it is, it's well worth it; the crust was perfect done. If you, like me, are considering making a pie for the first time, don't hesitate to try this recipe. It came out so good, it has given me confidence to try other recipes. I may make another one and take it to work to make my co-workers think I'm the next Martha Stewart!

I have baked these every Thanksgiving since 2004. They are a hit every year.