"This pie gets a lot of mmmmm's. It is two separate layers and looks beautiful when sliced. I make it every year for the holidays and family won't accept anything else. easy easy easy and comes out perfect every time"

Ingredient :

• 8ounces cream cheese
• ¹⁄₄cup white sugar
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon vanilla
• 1egg
• 1unbaked deep dish pie shell

• PUMPKIN LAYER

• 1 ¹⁄₄cups pumpkin
• ¹⁄₂cup white sugar
• 1teaspoon cinnamon (powdered)
• ¹⁄₄teaspoon nutmeg (powdered)
• ¹⁄₄teaspoon ginger (powdered)
• 1pinch salt
• 1cup evaporated milk
• 2beaten eggs
• 2tablespoons maple syrup
• walnuts or pecans, for decoration

Directions :

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, egg.
• Pour into pastry shell.
• Refrigerate at least 1/2 hour, or until cheesecake is firm. It has to be firm before you spoon on the pumpkin mixture.
• Combine remaining ingredients except for syrup and nuts.
• Spoon carefully over cream cheese mixture.
• Bake 65-70 minutes -- when cool, brush with maple syrup and decorate with walnuts or pecans.