Old Fashioned Paradise

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (9 inch) pie shell
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 2 hrs


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• to make cheesecake layer: in a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. beat in 1/4 cup sugar, then add vanilla extract and 1 egg. beat mixture until light and smooth. chill mixture for 30 minutes, then spread into pastry shell.
• to make pumpkin layer: in a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. mix until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
• pour pumpkin mixture over cream cheese layer. cover edges of crust with aluminum foil.
• bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. remove foil from edges and bake an additional 25 minutes.
• to make pecan streusel layer: while pie is in oven, combine flour and 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a small bowl. mix well, then add softened butter or margarine and stir until ingredients are combined. mix in pecans.
• after pie has been in oven for 50 minutes, remove and sprinkle pecan streusel evenly over top. bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.