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Easy Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie #Thanksgiving #EasyAsPie

Ingredients
  

For the crust

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter cold and cut into cubes
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water

Filling

  • 2 packages one 8 ounces, one 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 can 15 ounces solid-pack pumpkin
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Pumpkin Pie spice
  • 3 eggs lightly beaten

Instructions
 

Crust

  • In a food processor place the flour and salt and pulse.Add the butter and pulse until you see lumps form.
  • Add water a little at a time until the dough just comes together.
  • Flour your surface and gather the dough together into a ball.Cover with plastic wrap and store in the fridge.
  • When ready to bake,preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Roll out the dough into a large round (approx. 13 inch for a 9 inch pie dish).
  • Once rolled carefully place the rolled out dough onto the dish using your fingers spread out evenly all over.Prick all over with a fork.
  • Cover the crust with a parchment paper and fill it with dried beans all the way till the top.
  • Bake the crust in the oven for 20-25 minutes until slightly brown.
  • Transfer onto a wire rack.

Filling

  • In a large bowl beat the cream cheese and sugar until creamy.
  • Add the pumpkin,flour,pumpkin pie spice and mix again.
  • Add the eggs and blend the mixture until all smooth.

To bake the Pie

  • Pour the pumpkin mixture into the baked pie crust and bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes until the filling is just set and the edges are golden.
  • Cool on a wire rack and allow to chill in the fridge for at a least 5-6 hours before serving.