This easy-to-make pumpkin pie has a surprise cream cheese bottom. Softened cream cheese is sweetened with sugar and a bit of vanilla. The tasty filling is made from pumpkin puree, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, evaporated milk, sugar, and eggs. After an hour i
INGREDIENTS (for 8 servings):
- 1 (9 inch) pie shell
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a small mixing bowl combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat well, then add 1 egg and mix until thoroughly combined. Spread onto the bottom of pie shell and set aside.
In a medium bowl combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt. Mix well, then pour the mixture over the cream cheese layer.
Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until set in center. Cool, then brush top with maple syrup.