Easy Pumpkin Spice Cheese Pie

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

1 cup lorna doones crushed fine or graham crackers crumbs
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter (4 tablespoons melted, 4 tablespoons softened)
1-1/4 cups pumpkin purée
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted

Preheat oven to 400°F. .
In a medium bowl, combine cookies, pecans or graham cracker crumbs with melted butter. Press mixture into bottom of a pie plate. Bake until golden brown and toasted, 5 minutes, cool completely.

In a large bowl, beat pumpkin purée, remaining softened butter, cream cheese, vanilla, spices and salt using a flat bar in a heavy duty electric mixer, until smooth. Add the sugar 1/4 cup at a time. Continue beating until smooth and creamy. Using a spatula, pour filling mixture spreading it out evenly over the crust. Cover and chill until set, about 6 hours, or overnight. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar as a garnish.

31 comments

FedericaOctober 12, 2011 at 10:44 AM
I never made a pumpkin pie but I'm very tempted by the idea. I like yours very much, so spicy and creamy. Bye bye, have a great day
CurtOctober 12, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Wow, does that ever sound good! I love the pumpkin pie spice blend. Except I didn't see cloves in the ingredient list.
Mother RimmyOctober 12, 2011 at 11:12 AM
I just baked a pumpkin so I have fresh puree. This is a husband pleasing recipe. I'll be making it this weekend!
GregOctober 12, 2011 at 11:46 AM
My kids aren't big fans of pumpkin pie, but I could get them to eat it as a cheesecake. This sounds like a winner to me.
Angie's RecipesOctober 12, 2011 at 12:09 PM
The cheese pie looks mouthwatering!
ClaudiaOctober 12, 2011 at 6:09 PM
That's coming to my table, Claudia. Creamy pumpkin at its autumn loveliest.
AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 9:06 PM
oh..my..gosh that looks soo incredibly delicious! I can't get enough of these pumpkin recipes. Absolutely wonderful post Claudia. Thanks for sharing, have a good one! =]
TinaRBKOctober 12, 2011 at 9:41 PM
I like this cheesecake mainly because there is a good ratio of cream cheese to pumpkin, which means that the pumpkin is not over powering. Also the extra bonus is it is no bake, just chill and eat. Well done Claudia!
janet@cupcakestocaviarOctober 12, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Claudia, one of my all time favorite desserts is pumpkin pie. I also love cheesecake. So this will be made... and SOON! Sounds sooo good! Thanks Claudia
Vicki BensingerOctober 12, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Mmmm this looks good. I can taste it by just looking at your photo.
Liz That Skinny Chick Can BakeOctober 12, 2011 at 10:14 PM
Fantastic, Claudia! I would pick this over a classic pumpkin pie:)
ReeniOctober 12, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Your cheesy pumpkin pie looks incredible Claudia! A nice twist on pumpkin pie.
Brooks at CakewalkerOctober 12, 2011 at 10:31 PM
Hi Claudia, You have a lovely recipe here that comes together quickly. Believe it or not, I like not having to turn on the oven sometimes!
Cookin' CanuckOctober 12, 2011 at 10:50 PM
Oh, Claudia - I'm certain I could eat at least four pieces of this pie.
Kate@DiethoodOctober 12, 2011 at 11:00 PM
That looks amazing! Claudia, I wish you were my neighbor... I'd be over for dinner and dessert all of the time!! :))
AnonymousOctober 13, 2011 at 12:37 AM
I was just thinking about making this pumpkin pie jello pudding cheese cake thing for Thanksgiving...but I think I'll try your recipe instead. =) I have some news about writing!!! I'll email you tomorrow =)

♥ Shia
AnonymousOctober 13, 2011 at 1:16 AM
I never thought to use Lorna Doone's for a crust! Great idea!
BlackswanOctober 13, 2011 at 1:29 AM
Oh, I just did a pumpkin recipe too & will be posting out soon! Would love to try your cheesecake :)
oquefazerprojantar???October 13, 2011 at 5:05 AM
It looks fantastic!!
I will try it!
Jocie's MomOctober 13, 2011 at 8:59 AM
You make me miss Autumn so badly! Wonderful pie! Buzzed :)
PeggyOctober 13, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Yum! This cheesecake sounds so good and perfect for fall =)
InessaOctober 13, 2011 at 11:12 AM
waw!! Looks really good.
Nava KrishnanOctober 13, 2011 at 12:17 PM
Anything easy esp for desserts just this one is for me, looks yummy.
Britne @ Shabbott's HabitsOctober 13, 2011 at 2:47 PM
Yum! This sounds great and I luuuurve the Lorna Doone crust because I just adore Lorna Doones (especially the 100-cal pack).
FOODESSAOctober 13, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Believe it or not, I was baking at 4 this morning with squash and pumpkin spices. The cookies turned out fortunately very tasty, however, terribly ugly. Serves me right for being crazy to bake so early!
Next time, I may just have to make your cheesepie instead ;o)it surely would have looked better than my cookies.

Have a great weekend my dear and bless you for all your dedication in the kitchen ;o)
Flavourful wishes,
Claudia
anthony stemkeOctober 13, 2011 at 9:21 PM
Looks great and I love the Lorna Doone idea.
I reckon you replaced clove with allspice. This will be a great flavour I'm sure.
Clove is my least used spice. Use for sporadic baking and in curries. Got a big jar of cloves years ago, still have almost half left.
Thank You for this post
JenniferOctober 14, 2011 at 9:40 AM
Yum - my kind of pie! Have a great weekend, Claudia.
My Little SpaceOctober 14, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Hmmm...mm...this sounds delicious. I want a slice too.
Hope you're going to have a fabulous weekend, dear.
Kristy
AnonymousOctober 14, 2011 at 9:55 PM
That simply looks amazing. Never had pumpkin in a cheesecake/pie scenario!
kathyOctober 14, 2011 at 10:21 PM
Love the pumpkin and cream cheese combo! Hubby bought me a cheese cake for my birthday, no pumpkin :(
ElisabethOctober 17, 2011 at 1:57 PM
Finally, I got to track back to the
cream cheese-pumpkin pie. Still drooling here...not fair!
At the time I wanted to leave a message when you first posted this, my computer froze up...no wonder!
I was staring it this yummy pie so much, my computer "gave out"...ha, ha, it really did freeze up!