Pumpkin Pie

1 package cream cheese, softened
2 cans pumpkin
1/3 C sugar
1/4 t salt
2 eggs
3/4 C half and half
2 T butter, melted
1 t vanilla
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t ginger
1/2 t nutmeg

Stir cream cheese with hand mixer or Kitchen Aid until smooth. Add pumpkin and stir until combined. Add remaining ingredients and stir until well mixed. Bake in pie crust (if desired) in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. I highly recommend serving cold with whipped cream.

Note: I made this with one egg one time because I ran out. It doesn't work.