I tried to follow this recipe exactly but I have never seen a food processor big enough to handle this filling! I did as much as I could in mine and then dumped it in a bowl and used an electric hand mixer to beat in the cream cheese. Otherwise it was nice and easy. As for finished product, it tasted great, similar to pumpkin flavor, and the texture was firm and creamy. The top cracked, but mine usually do, and I actually think it makes it seem more homemade and authentic, and anyway the taste is far more important than appearance, and it tasted great! I'm a little ashamed to admit, but for the sake of review, six of us finished off the whole pie in one evening!