Even if pumpkin pie isn’t your favorite sweet on the Thanksgiving dessert bar, it seems almost a travesty if it didn’t make some kind of appearance on the Thanksgiving menu.
I’ll be the first to admit that traditional pumpkin pie just doesn’t float my boat. There’s something about it that leaves me quite uninspired, nearing a state of deflation.
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I love pumpkin cheesecake — a wonderful Thanksgiving dessert that can be rather difficult to make and time-consuming, particularly when there are so many other dishes to worry about. So when I came upon this no-bake pumpkin pie, I realized right away it was a winner on three counts.
First, it’s nothing like a traditional pumpkin pie. Secondly, it requires no baking, so it’s not going to take up room in your oven when you have so many other things going — the turkey, the stuffing, green bean casserole and all those other yummy Thanksgiving sides. A tertiary benefit is that it can be made on Thanksgiving morning as a last-minute addition to your dessert buffet.