Name: Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pie
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 (8-inch) Italian-style pizza crust; 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 (15-ounce) (15-ounce) can pure pumpkin; 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pie

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SERVES: 6

CHILL TIME: 8 Hr

COOK TIME: 45 Min

Our recipe for Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pie features something unexpected on the bottom ... a pizza crust! This is sure to be one of the most unique and tasty cheesecakes you've ever eaten.

What You'll Need

1 (8-inch) Italian-style pizza crust
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 (15-ounce) (15-ounce) can pure pumpkin
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

What to Do

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray. Place pizza crust in pie plate.
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium, beat cream cheese, sugar, and egg until smooth. Add pumpkin, cinnamon, and ginger and continue beating until well blended. Spoon mixture into crust.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until set.
Let cool, then cover and chill at least 8 hours, or overnight.

Notes

Serve wedges topped with dollops of whipped cream and sprinkles of cinnamon.
If you enjoyed this pumpkin pie recipe, be sure to check out our recipe for Impossible Pumpkin Pie!