Greek Sweet Pumpkin Pie Perfection: Glikia Kolokithopita Pie (No Filo)

 This kolokithopita recipe is a sweet pumpkin pie without filo. This kolokithopita without filo is so easy to make that many call it the "kolokithopita tis tempelas" which means the pumpkin pie of the lazy housewife. As a result, no cooking skills are required for this delicious pie. 

To make this kolokithopita without filo you need the following ingredients: pumpkin, eggs, self-rising flour, sugar, semolina, milk, cinnamon, olive oil, and breadcrumbs.  For this pumpkin pie dessert recipe, I always use a fresh pumpkin.   

Did you know that according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the English word pumpkin derives from the Ancient Greek word πέπων (romanized pepon), meaning 'melon'? This theory also suggests that the term transitioned from the Latin word "peponem" and the Middle French word pompon to the Early Modern English pompion, which was changed to the name pumpkin by 17th-century English colonists, right after they encountered pumpkins when they arrived in the northeastern United States. 

This sweet kolokithopita without filo recipe takes 20 minutes to prepare and 50 minutes to bake. Just for the record, the largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed 3,699 pounds! Unbelievable. This recipe, on the other hand, serves around 10 people.  

Glikia Kolokithopita: Greek Sweet Pumpkin Pie without filo

Kolokithopita - Ingredients

  • 650 gr. of pumpkin, grated
  • 3 large eggs
  • 80 gr of self-rising flour 
  • 80 gr of fine semolina
  • 200  gr of white sugar
  • 160 ml of milk
  • 50 gr. of Greek olive oil
  • 3 tbsps. of cinnamon
  • 6 tbsp. breadcrumbs + a little more olive oil for the pan

Kolokithopita - How to Make

  1. Start this Greek pumpkin pie without filo recipe by cutting and removing the seeds from the pumpkin.
  2. Use a grater to grate the pumpkin or use the grater of the food processor
  3. Once grated, set aside in a colander until most of its liquids are gone. 
  4. Drain it well with the help of your hands
  5. Preheat oven to 180 °C degrees.
  6. Take a bowl and mix the pumpkin and all the other ingredients. Mix well until all ingredients are blended. 
  7. Take a cooking brush and use it to generously grease a baking pan with some olive oil.
  8. Spread half of the breadcrumbs over the baking pan.
  9. Evenly pour over the sweet kolokithopita picture and top with the remaining breadcrumbs.  
  10. Bake at 180 °C degrees for about 50 mins and until our pie gets a nice golden brown color.
  11. Allow the kolokithopita to cool down.
  12. Serve

You can serve this sweet kolokithopita without filo with coffee but also as a dessert after the meal! There is also a sweet pumpkin pie with phyllo recipe if you want to try it!  Enjoy!