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Recipe of the Week ~ My Sweet Tart ~ Swirled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Tart

Just in time for Thanksgiving, this sweet tart made of pumpkin and cream cheese will melt in your mouth. You're sure to enjoy this one. What a way to welcome in the holidays!

For crust you'll need:

1 c Graham cracker crumbs

1/4 c Ground almonds

1/4 c Granulated sugar

1/4 c Butter Or margarine; (1/2 stick) -melted
For filling:

8 oz Cream cheese

softened 3/4 c Granulated sugar

2 Eggs

1 c Pumpkin

1 1/2 ts Pumpkin pie spice

To make crust: Combine crumbs, almonds and sugar in small bowl. Stir in butter until all ingredients are moistened evenly. Press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate; chill while making filling. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. To prepare filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar in large mixer bowl until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Remove 1/2 cup batter. Stir pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice into remaining batter; spoon into crust. Spoon reserved 1/2 cup batter over pumpkin batter in crust; swirl with spoon. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between outside edge and center comes out clean. Let cool on wire rack; chill until firm. Serves 10
Recipe from Libby's.