Paradise Pumpkin Pie

Love this pie--easy, yummy, and different from a regular pumpkin pie/

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1  egg
• 1 (9 inch)  unbaked pie shells
• 1 1⁄4 cups pumpkin
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1  cup evaporated milk
• 2  eggs (slightly beaten)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3  teaspoons maple syrup
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Heat oven 350°F.
2. Cream together the first three ingredients.
3. Add eggs and mix well.
4. Spread on the bottom of pie shell.
5. Combine remaining ingredients.
6. Carefully pour over cream cheese mixture.
7. Bake 1 hr and 10 minutes.
8. Cool.
9. Brush the top with maple syrup and garnish with walnuts if you desired.