Shelly's Recipe

Pumpkin Silk Pie

Category: Pies - Miscellaneous

32 gingersnaps
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
8 oz package cream cheese, softened
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup pumpkin
16 oz Cool Whip
8 oz containter Cool Whip to use for decoration, if desired


Finely crush 32 ginger snaps.Mix in melted butter and sugar. Press into springform pan.
Bake at 325 degrees for 5 minutes.

Beat softened cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar, pumpkin, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice; beat until smooth. Fold in one large container of whipped topping and spread into the springform pan. Place in the fridge for a couple of hours over overnight to allow it to set up.

Remove the springform pan sides and top with additional whipped topping.
10.Sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice.