Pumpkin Cream Cheese Dessert

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups butter
• 0.33 cups white sugar
• 24 grahams crackers , crushed
• 2 eggs
• 0.75 cups white sugar
• 1 package cream cheese , 8 ounce
• 1 envelope (1 tablespoon) unflavored gelatin
• 0.25 cups water
• 1 can pumpkin , 15 ounce
• 3 eggs , separated
• 0.5 cups milk
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.5 pints whipped cream

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

2. 2

   In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in the sugar and mix well. Stir in graham cracker crumbs. Pat the mixture into baking dish.

3. 3

   In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar and cream cheese. Pour the mixture over crust.

4. 4

   Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool.

5. 5

   In a small bowl, dissolve the gelatin in water.

6. 6

   In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix the pumpkin, eggs, milk, sugar, salt and cinnamon. Reserve the egg whites. Stirring constantly, cook until thick, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in the gelatin. Allow the mixture to cool for approximately 20 minutes.

7. 7

   In a small bowl, beat the 3 egg whites until stiff. Gently fold the egg whites into the cooled pumpkin mixture. Pour the pumpkin mixture over the cream cheese mixture. Top with whipped cream. Cover and refrigerate approximately 2 hours.