Mom's Pumpkin Pie

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 t. vanilla
1 egg
unbaked pie shell
1 1/4 c. pure pumpkin, not pie filling
1/2 c. sugar
1 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. ginger
1/4 t. nutmeg
dash of salt
1 c. evaporated milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
maple syrup, optional
chopped pecans, optional

Preheat oven to 350. Combine cream cheese, 1/4 c. sugar, and vanilla, until well blended. Add 1 egg. Mix well. Spread into bottom of an unbaked pie shell. Combine remaining ingredients. Mix well. Carefully pour over cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 65 minutes, until done. Cool. Brush with maple syrup and add chopped pecans, if desired.