Creamy Pumpkin Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups canned pumpkin
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup half-and-half or 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 pieces pre-made pie dough (or your favorite homemade)
• whipped cream, for serving (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer.
• 3 add the canned pumpkin and beat until combined.
• 4 add the sugar and salt, and beat until combined.
• 5 add the eggs, milk or half-and-half, and melted butter, and beat until combined.
• 6 finally, add the vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger, and beat until mixed thoroughly.
• 7 roll out your pie dough, and place in a 9 inch round pie dish.
• 8 take your second piece of pie dough and form a large outer crust ring around the edge of the pie.
• 9 crimp edges.
• 10 pour the filling into the pie shell.
• 11 (i found that i had a little too much filling for my shell, so fill to where your comfortable or slip a cookie sheet under the pie when you bake it).
• 12 bake for 50 minutes, or until a knife stuck through the center comes out clean.
• 13 cool to room temperature.
• 14 serve plain or with whipped cream!