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Pumpkin Cheesecake

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This subtle spiced pumpkin cheesecake is the perfect Fall dessert!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CRUST:
  • 2 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
  • 2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
  • 6 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
  • _____
  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • 2 pounds Cream Cheese
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ¼ cups Brown Sugar
  • ½ teaspoons Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoons Nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoons Cardamom
  • 4 whole Eggs
  • ½ cups Sour Cream
  • ½ cups Pumpkin Puree

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Crush 2 cups worth of graham crackers into a medium bowl. Stir in the ginger, and then stir in the melted butter so that the mixture becomes moist. Press the crust into the bottom and slightly up the sides of a 9″ springform pan. Stick the pan in the freezer while you make the cheesecake batter so that the butter will firm up the crust.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the sugars and spices. Add in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the sour cream and pumpkin. Pour the batter into the graham cracker crust and smooth out on the top.

Bake 15 minutes at 450F, and then open the oven door and lower the temperature to 200 degrees F. Close the door when the oven reaches 200F and continue baking for about an hour longer or until the edges of the cheesecake are set but the center still wiggles when the pan is shaken. Cool the cheesecake on a rack and then refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.

Serve drizzled with warm caramel sauce, if desired.

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DeliciousWordflux on 10.26.2010

looks delicious!

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confectionfairy on 10.20.2010

This cheesecake was DIVINE!
This is the second time I ever attempted a cheesecake and this one was fabulous.
I didnt add the cardomom (I’m allergic) so I replaced it with cloves and I used gingersnaps instead of the graham cracker crumbs in the crust.
I am very happy with this everyone loved it, it’s going in my recipe box for sure! :)

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punkypie on 10.14.2010

So i tried this recipe hoping it would turn out really good, but it failed.

i don’t understand the point of turning the oven down to 200, as no oven i’ve used tells me when it reaches 200 after it’s been at 450. My cheesecake did not cook in the middle, even after leaving it in the oven longer then the time.

We did add sugar to the crust, as i’ve never heard of a cheesecake without it, and next time i’ll use a little less ginger as it was very strong.

The ends did cook, so it was pretty good.

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beckybook on 10.11.2010

this looks amazing, I can’t wait to try it!

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syndeej on 9.18.2010

I wonder if you could use more pumpkin? Would I cut some of the cream cheese? I love pumpkin! This looks SO good!!!

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punkypie on 10.14.2010

So i tried this recipe hoping it would turn out really good, but it failed.

i don’t understand the point of turning the oven down to 200, as no oven i’ve used tells me when it reaches 200 after it’s been at 450. My cheesecake did not cook in the middle, even after leaving it in the oven longer then the time.

We did add sugar to the crust, as i’ve never heard of a cheesecake without it, and next time i’ll use a little less ginger as it was very strong.

The ends did cook, so it was pretty good.

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workinghardmomma on 10.5.2010

This was fantastic! I should have cooked it a little longer, but was still great!

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ananda487 on 9.26.2010

Turned out very nicely, although I don’t have a springform pan (scandalous!) and had to use a pie pan. The batter is very bountiful with this recipe, but the spices are great and the texture is also very nice. Thanks!

The only thing I was unclear about, as far as how the recipe was written, was whether or not the 2 cups of graham crackers come from before or after the cookies are crumbled. I just improvised because I had a smaller pan to begin with.

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