The Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe
The best pumpkin pie recipe made with cream cheese and butter which makes it extra rich and creamy.
The Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 55 mins
Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pumpkin pie
Servings: 8
Author: Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey

Ingredients
Pumpkin Pie Filling:
  • 1 - 8- ounce pkg. Cream Cheese softened
  • 1 - 15 ounce can Pure Pumpkin Puree
  • 1/2 cup Butter melted
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla
  • 3 Eggs
  • 3 1/4 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon Nutmeg or 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • All-Butter Pie Crust Recipe
Homemade Whipped Cream:
  • 2 cups Heavy Cream
  • 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
Instructions
  1. Make pie crust recipe according to recipe directions. Find the recipe for an all-butter pie crust here. Let dough chill in refrigerator, tightly wrapped.
  2. In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese for 5 minutes until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides often with spatula. The whisk attachment works the best to whip the cream cheese.
  3. Add pumpkin and mix for another 5 minutes.
  4. Add melted butter and vanilla and mix for 1 minute.
  5. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  6. Add powdered sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice and salt.
  7. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  8. Place pie dough in a deep-dish pie pan.
  9. Pour pumpkin pie filling into pie crust and place pie plate on baking sheet. Depending on the size of your pie pan, you may have some extra filling.
  10. Bake for 15 minutes. Lower the temperature of the oven to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 42 - 48 minutes. Watch the crust carefully to make sure it isn't becoming too brown. Cover with pie cover or foil to prevent browning.
  11. Let chill in refrigerator for 4 hours.
  12. Top with freshly whipped cream.