Pumpkin-Chocolate Cheesecake Pie
- 1 deep dish pie shell
- 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup half-and-half or 3/4 cup light cream
- chopped chocolate (optional)
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Line crust with double thickness of aluminum foil and bake for 8 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake for 6 more minutes.
- Cool the crust.
- Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
- In medium mixing bowl combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 egg; beat on low speed until smooth.
- Spread cream cheese mixture in the cooled crust.
- Sprinkle with the chopped chocolate.
- In a bowl combine pumpkin, brown sugar and spice.
- Stir in 4 eggs.
- Gradually stir in half and half.
- Slowly pour pumpkin mixture onto the chocolate layer.
- Cover pie edge with foil so it will not burn.
- Bake 60-65 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Refrigerate within 2 hours.
- Top with more chopped chocolate if desired.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pumpkin-chocolate-cheesecake-pie-334880 (may not work)