variations- well, esp. when you realize you didn't have one ingredient! :hide: I usually use the one for pumpkin cheesecake pie from the back of the cream cheese package or one on the graham cracker pie shell, but I thought I would try something else this time and make 2, since I had 2 shells and 2 packs of cream cheese.
So I originally planned on this one
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/pumpkin-cheesecake-pie/Detail.aspxbut then about half way I realized I didn't have whipping cream! So I skipped over to this one and improvised a bit, since it seems as if you have the basic structure down, you won't have too much trouble.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Cheesecake_Factory_Pumpkin_cheesecake_recipeand this is what i used for the second one, since I only had 1 more pack of cream cheese. This one had a creamy layer first and then a pumpkin layer on top so that was kind of neat.
http://www.massrecipes.com/recipes/04/11/pumpkincheesecakepie265669.htmlfascinating how different recipes for the same thing can be! And differences in spices are interesting too!