Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9-inch) pie crust
2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/4 c. white sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 c. canned or cooked pumpkin
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. ginger
dash of salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. evaporated milk
2 eggs, slightly beaten

Preparation

Combine softened cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.
Mix until well blended.
Add egg and mix well.
Spread over bottom of pastry shell.
Combine rest of ingredients and fill shell.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Cool.
Brush with maple syrup and garnish with whipped cream and nuts (if desired).