Pumpkin Cheesecake

Today is National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day and National Caramel Apple Day.

This is a day of teeth decay if I didn’t know better.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

serves 12

For the Crust:

  • 1/4 cup margarine or butter
  • 1 1/4 cup graham crackers or ginger snaps, crushed into crumbs

    1. Melt butter in a saucepan and stir in crumbs.
    2. Press into ungreased pan and bake 350°F for 10 minutes.

    For the Filling:

  • 2 – 8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 – 14 ounce can pumpkin
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1. Beat cream cheese and sugar together well.
    2. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
    3. Mix in remaining ingredients.
    4. Pour over crust. Bake 350ºF for 1 hour or until firm.

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    1 comment to Pumpkin Cheesecake

    • Jennifer

      Hi Tastygardener,

      I’m looking for a good pumpkin soup recipe not with canned pumpkin, can you help. I will try this recipe, it sounds yummy!!

      Thank you in advance

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