Are you loving Fall as much as I am? We are trying to make the most of the season this year. This month’s Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge ingredients were pumpkin and cream cheese. Last year, we made these pumpkin cream cheese wontons for this challenge (far more creative than cheesecake), but this cheesecake is out of this world good.
The filling is wonderfully creamy and the perfect combination of Fall flavors. I opted for my favorite gingersnap crust (the same recipe I used for the blueberry cheesecake we made this summer). Heaven. Run! Don’t walk to the kitchen and whip this cheesecake up for yourself so you know what I’m talking about.
…and if you’re getting a little tired of pumpkin recipes around here, sit tight. We’re planning our annual trip to our favorite apple orchard this weekend. Get ready for apples, sugar, and cinnamon…Oh my!
Ingredients:
For the Crust
- 1 & 1/2 cups crushed gingersnaps
- 2 TBSP sugar
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter, melted
For the Filling
- 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 (15-ounce) can pureed pumpkin
- 3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Mix the ingredients for the crust together.
- Gently press crust mixture into a 9″ pie pan.
- Bake for about 8 minutes to set.
- Remove pie pan from oven and place on wire rack to cool completely.
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Beat cream cheese until smooth.
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Add pumpkin puree, eggs, egg yolk, sour cream, sugar and the spices. Mix until incorporated
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Add flour and vanilla. Beat together until well combined.
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Pour filling into crust. Spread out evenly with a rubber spatula.
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Place in oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
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Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes.
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Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.
Recipe from: Food Network Pumpkin Cheese Cake Filling & Bake at 350 Gingersnap Crust
19 thoughts on “Pumpkin Cheesecake”
Gingersnaps sound like such a great idea with pumpkin cheese cake. This does really look heavenly. What a great month for the dessert challenge, a nice time for me to have my first shot at it, and what fun it is to see what everyone else has done!
Cheryl
Thanks Cheryl! So glad you were able to participate this month. It’s always a lot of fun.
Vanessa
Great cheesecake, wish I had a piece right now. Visiting from LBC Challenge.
Paula
Thanks Paula! We devoured this cheesecake in no time. Haha
Vanessa
We made the same dish…except mine was in mini form! I know this must taste wonderful!!!
Liz
Indeed we did. Yours look delicious too! It’s hard to go wrong with cheesecake.
Vanessa
I’m not tired of the pumpkin! Keep these yummy recipes coming!
Carolyn Moffat
I guess great minds think alike! I made cheesecake too. yum yum
carissa
Haha. It’s hard to go wrong with cheesecake and gingersnaps. Can’t wait to try making a cheesecake milkshake.
Vanessa
great recipe
Marlene @Nosh My Way
Thanks! Your swirl bars looked amazing!
Vanessa
Such a beautiful cheesecake, and I love the ginger snap crust!
Teri @ The Freshman Cook
Thanks Teri! The gingersnap crust is my favorite part. I may have even scooped extra crumbs onto my last piece of cheesecake.
Vanessa
I love the combo of pumpkin and ginger snaps… visiting for the LBC challenge and pinned!
Deb@CookingOnTheFrontBurner
Thanks for pinning! And you’re right…pumpkin + gingersnaps = perfect combination.
Vanessa
This crust looks wonderful, Vanessa!
Cindys Recipes and Writings
Thanks Cindy! The crust is definitely my favorite part.
Vanessa
Cheesecake! Beautiful darlin’. I’m loving the gingersnap crust too. Perfect combination 🙂
Krista Low
Thanks Krista! We really enjoyed it. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
Vanessa