Autumn Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread into crust. , In another small bowl, whisk filling ingredients until smooth. Pour over cream cheese layer. Cover edge loosely with foil. Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 70-80 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix first 4 ingredients; cut in butter and shortening until crumbly. Whisk together egg, water and vinegar; gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Divide dough in half so that 1 portion is slightly larger than the other; shape each into a disk. Wrap; refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll larger portion to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond edge of pie plate. Refrigerate until ready to fill., Roll smaller portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter; place some cutouts 1 in. apart on a baking sheet, reserving unbaked cutouts for decorative edge if desired. Bake until golden brown, 8-10 minutes., Meanwhile, beat together filling ingredients until blended; transfer to crust. flute or decorate edge with unbaked cutouts, brushing off flour before pressing lightly onto edge. Bake on a lower oven rack 10 minutes. Cover edge loosely with foil. Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes., Cool on a wire rack; serve or refrigerate within 2 hours. Top with baked pumpkin cutouts before serving.

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree with pumpkin pie spice in a small bowl.
• Beat cream cheese and honey in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in 1/2 cup of the spiced pumpkin mixture and pour into the graham cracker crust; smooth to fill. Spoon remaining spiced pumpkin on top of filled pie and swirl lightly to create a design that mixes with the very top of the filling.
• Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.
• Beat in 1 egg; spread mixture in the unbaked pastry shell.
• Combine pumpkin, 1/2 cup sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
• Blend in the 2 beaten eggs and milk.
• Pour pumpkin mixture over cream cheese layer.
• Bake for about 50-60 mins, or until set.
• Cool pumpkin pie thoroughly.
• Top with whipped cream if desired.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat the pumpkin and the cream cheese until smooth.
• Beat in the brown sugar, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon; combine well and beat until smooth.
• Cover and refrigerate until serving time. We like to serve this with ginger cookies and apple slices as dippers. Enjoy!