Looking for something different for the holidays? This pumpkin cheesecake recipe is absolutely phenomenal. If you are not a fan of gingersnaps, substitute it with crushed vanilla wafers in the crust.
How To Make Pumpkin Cheesecake in a Gingersnap Crust
Ingredients
For Crust:
- 1 ½ cups gingersnaps, crushed
- 1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
For Filling:
- 24 oz cream cheese, three 8 oz packages
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 ⅓ cups pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup whipping cream , or yogurt
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
Instructions
Making the crust
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Mix the crushed gingersnaps with the nuts, brown sugar, and melted butter in a 9- or 10-inch springform pan.
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Press the mixture into a crust across the bottom of the pan and up the sides. Put the crust in the refrigerator to set.
Making the filling
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Mix the cream cheese, eggs, granulated sugar, salt, and vanilla together with a stand mixer using the whisk attachment.
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Beat until smooth and fluffy, for 6 to 8 minutes. Set about 1 ½ cups of the mixture aside for the topping.
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To the remaining filling, add the pumpkin, whipping cream/yogurt, and spices. Beat until well-mixed. Pour the filling into the prepared crust.
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Carefully spoon the topping which was set aside over the top of the pumpkin filling.
Baking the pie
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Bake for 70 to 80 minutes or until the top starts to brown and the center is just barely jiggly.
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Let the cheesecake cool in the pan on a wire rack for ten minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen.
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Remove the ring and let the cheesecake cool completely. Refrigerate for several hours before serving.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 32g
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- Calcium: 89mg
- Calories: 458kcal
- Carbohydrates: 49g
- Cholesterol: 126mg
- Fat: 27g
- Fiber: 3g
- Iron: 3mg
- Potassium: 291mg
- Protein: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Sodium: 355mg
- Vitamin A: 7124IU
- Vitamin C: 2mg
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