Pumpkin Pie so good it will make you wanna slap your sister

I got this pumpkin pie recipe from our Chef at work - and it is seriously AMAZING!!!!

Pumpkin Pie Recipe: Makes one 9” pie

Ingredients

• 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups canned pureed pumpkin
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1 cup heavy cream or ½ and ½
• 4oz (1/2 stick) melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• Pinch of nutmeg
• 1 piece pre-made pie dough (or you can make your own)
• Whipped cream, for topping

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

For the filling, in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer. Add the pumpkin and beat until uniformly combined. Add the sugar and salt, and beat until combined. Add the eggs mixed with the yolks, half-and-half, and melted butter, and beat until combined. Finally, add the vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg and beat until incorporated.

Pour the filling in to prepared pie crust and bake for 50 minutes, or until the center is set.  Place the pie on a wire cooling rack and cool to room temperature.