Pumpkin Cream Cheese Layer Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 (9 inch) pie pastry, unbaked
• 1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup sugar (for a sweeter filling add in more sugar)
• 1 dash salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger (can use more)
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (can use more)
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup evaporated milk

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in 1 egg; spread mixture in the unbaked pastry shell.
• 4 combine pumpkin, 1/2 cup sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
• 5 blend in the 2 beaten eggs and milk.
• 6 pour pumpkin mixture over cream cheese layer.
• 7 bake for about 50-60 mins, or until set.
• 8 cool pumpkin pie thoroughly.
• 9 top with whipped cream if desired.