Forget-Me-Not Homestead

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pie

Although I am a vegetarian, my family is not.  Every year we enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.  My husband prepares and stuffs the turkey, and I prepare all the side dishes with a little help from my sons.  Here is one of my desserts that my family prefers to traditional pumpkin pie.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pie

1 8oz pkg. cream cheese, softened

3/4 c. sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. cloves

1/2 tsp. ginger

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. salt

3 eggs

1 16oz can pumpkin or I use fresh frozen pumpkin

1 tsp. vanilla

1 unbaked 9" pie crust

Beat cream cheese until fluffy, gradually adding sugar and spices.  Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well.  Beat in pumpkin and vanilla.  Pour into pie crust and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes or until set in the middle.  Chill before serving. 

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04:32, 11-15-2007 .. Posted by anoldfashionedgirl

ummmm!!! Sounds so yummy. I might have to give this a try even though my dear hubby doesn't like pumpkin.

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10:15, 12-19-2007 .. Posted by gabbie427

Sounds yummy!!! I am going to have to try these!