Instructions: To prepare crust:
Combine
crumbs, almonds and sugar in small bowl. Stir in butter until all ingredients are moistened evenly. Press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate; chill while making filling. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. To prepare filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar in large mixer bowl until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Remove 1/2 cup batter. Stir pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice into remaining batter; spoon into crust. Spoon reserved 1/2 cup batter over pumpkin batter in crust; swirl with spoon. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between outside edge and center comes out clean. Let cool on wire rack; chill until firm.

Yield: 10 servings.

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