In a saucepan, combine dates, pumpkin, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice and salt.
Cook this down until the dates are soft, mashing them with a back of the spoon to break them down a little bit.
Cook on medium for 7-10 minutes.
One it starts to turn darker in color transfer the mixture into a food processor and add cream cheese.
Whip together for 1 minute.
Serve over crusty bread with chopped walnuts!