This no bake pumpkin pie is smooth, creamy, and spiced just right - made with cream cheese, pumpkin puree, and vanilla pudding. Topped with homemade cinnamon whipped cream, it’s an easy holiday dessert you can make ahead.
In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment), beat the cold heavy cream until medium peaks form. Set aside.
1 cup heavy cream
In a separate bowl, mix to combine the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.
1 8 ounce cream cheese, ¾ cup confectioners sugar
Mix in the pumpkin puree, pudding mix, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and milk until smooth and thick.
1 ½ cups pumpkin puree, 1 3.4-oz instant vanilla pudding mix, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground ginger, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ½ cup cold milk
Fold in the whipped cream gently.
Spoon pumpkin filling into the graham cracker crust and smooth the top.
1 graham cracker crust
Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until firm.
When ready to serve, make topping by beating together cold heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and ground cinnamon until medium peaks form.
1 cup heavy cream, ¼ cup confectioners sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Spoon whipped cream over pumpkin pie and serve chilled.
Notes
Use cold heavy cream and a chilled bowl for easy whipping.
Soften cream cheese fully to avoid lumps in the filling.
Be sure to use instant pudding mix, not cook-and-serve.
Fold whipped cream gently into the pumpkin mixture to keep it light.
Chill for at least 4 hours (overnight is even better) for clean slices.
Storage: Refrigerate for up to 4 days. Freeze (without topping) for up to 2 months; thaw overnight in the fridge.