Creamy Pumpkin Pie

Crust:
Cup butter or margarine
¼ Cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 Tsp. ground cinnamon
½ Cup ground pecans

Filling:
1 Pkg (3 Oz) cream cheese - softened
1 Egg
1 Tsp. vanilla
1 can (16 Oz) pack Pumpkin
1 Can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 Tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
½ Tsp. ground nutmeg
½ Tsp. salt
1 Cup hot water
Heavy cream to serve

Preheat oven to 350°.

Crust:
Combine flour, butter, brown sugar cinnamon and pecans. Press firmly into the bottom of a lightly greased 10" spring form pan. Bake 20 minutes.

Filling:
Combine next 8 ingredients and beat till smooth. Stir in water. Pour into crust and bake 50-60 minutes or until set.

Allow to cool. To serve, use knife to loosen sides of pie from pan; remove spring form.

Serve with heavy cream or whipped cream if desired.

** NOTE: I've made this before just using a regular frozen deep dish pie shell.

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