Aunt Viola's Pumpkin Cream Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1 graham cracker pie crust
• 1 cup half-and-half cream (or whole milk)
• 1 tablespoon half-and-half cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 cups whipped cream (already whipped, homemade is best, but cool whip works too)
• 2 (4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding (the small sized packages, i'm pretty sure they're 4 oz. size)
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Recipe

• 1 mix softened cream cheese, 1 tablespoon half & half, and 1 tablespoon sugar together.
• 2 add whipped cream to mixture.
• 3 spread mixture on bottom of graham cracker crust.
• 4 mix 1 cup half & half with both packages of pudding with a whisk and let it stand for 3 minutes.
• 5 stir in pumpkin and spices.
• 6 put mixture on top of pie and spread evenly.
• 7 refrigerate 2-4 hours until set.
• 8 enjoy! it's very rich, so take a small piece!