Paradise Pumpkin Pie

By cam_46

This is a great fall desert... for Thanksgiving or any fall day

Ingredients

• 1 (9") pie shell
• 1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 t vanilla extract
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 t ground cinnamon
• 1/4 t ground nutmeg
• 1/4 t salt
• 2 T all - purpose flour
• 2 T brown sugar
• 2 T butter, softened
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 95mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2. To make cheescake layer: in a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar, then add vanilla extract and 1 egg. Beat mixture until light and smooth. Chill mixture for 30 minutes, then spread into a pastry shell.
3. To make pumpkin layer: In a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
4. Pour pumpkin mixture over cream cheese layer. Cover edges of crust with aluminum foil.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil from edges and bake an additional 25 minutes.
6. To make pecan streusel layer: While pie is in oven, combine flour and 2 T brown sugar in a small bowl. Mix well, then add softened butter and stir until ingredients are combined. Mix in pecans.
7. After pie has been in the oven for 50 minutes, remove and sprinkle pecan struesel evenly over top. Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.