Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pie Recipe

Posted by NancyRadler on March 18th, 2009 at 03:04pm

Baked in a pecan-shortbread crust, this blend of cream cheese, pumpkin and spices is easy to put together and even easier to eat!

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Ingredients

1 C. sugar
3 Tbs. Gold Medal all-purpose flour
1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
1 3 oz. package cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
3 eggs
1 15 oz. can pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 Tbs. milk

Pecan Shortbread Cookie Crust
1 1/2 C. lightly packed crushed shortbread cookies with pecans (16 cookies)
3 Tbs. butter or margarine, melted
3 Tbs. Gold Medal all-purpose flour

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake Pecan Shortbread Cookie Crust; cool. Beat sugar, flour and both packages cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed until smooth; reserve 1/2 C. Add remaining ingredients except milk to cream cheese mixture. Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl constantly, until smooth. Pour into crust. Stir milk into reserved cream cheese mixture. Spoon over pumpkin mixture. Cut through cream cheese and pumpkin mixtures with knife in S-shaped curves in one continuous motion. Turn pie plate one-fourth turn and repeat.

Cover edge of crust with 2- to 3-inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning; remove foil the last 15 minutes of baking. Bake 35-40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes. Cover loosely and refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving. Store covered in refrigerator.

To make Pecan Shortbread Cookie Crust, mix all ingredients. Press firmly on bottom and side of
ungreased pie plate, 9×1 1/4 inches. Bake about 12 minutes or until light brown.

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