paradise pumpkin pie (from philadelphia cream cheese cookbook)

Long Beach, CA
Updated on Dec 4, 2025

From the 1981 Philadelphia Cream Cheese cookbook.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr 5 Min
method ---
yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • FIRST LAYER
  • 1 - 8 oz package philadelphia cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 - egg
  • 1 - 9" unbaked pastry shell
  • SECOND LAYER
  • 1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 - eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • dash - salt

How To Make paradise pumpkin pie (from philadelphia cream cheese cookbook)

  • Step 1
    Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla, mixing until well blended. Blend in egg. Spread onto bottom of pastry shell
  • Step 2
    Combine remaining ingredients; mix well. Carefully pour over cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350, 1 hour and 5 minutes. Cool. Brush with maple syrup and garnish with pecan halves, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)
calories: 404kcal, carbohydrates: 38g, cholesterol: 242mg, fat: 23g, fiber: 2g, protein: 13g, saturated fat: 11g, sodium: 294mg, sugar: 24g, unsaturated fat: 12g
*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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