Pumpkin Cheesecake

06 Nov 2011 1 Comment

by haffah in Uncategorized

October and November is the Harvest time of year. I personally love this time of year. So many yummy things to make and bake. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and of course you can’t get away from the whole pumpkin craze!!! I never had pumpkin until I met my husband. I love pumpkin bread, pumpkin cheese cake, pumpkin pancakes… The list could go on! Needless to say I really like pumpkin!! One thing I really miss about California is the Bishop’s Farm pumpkin apple muffins! I would go every year with Kindergarten to Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm in Wheatland. It was so much fun, they had a train ride, petting zoo, hay rides, corn maze, pan for marbles, cider mill and REAL pumpkin field!!! I really regret that Isabella will not remember any of it. Who knows one day we might go back.

I wanted to make a pumpkin cheese cake so I used a basic cheese cake recipe as a base and then I added pumpkin and spices that I thought would taste well.

Heat the oven to 350 F, mix your crust, made out of Graham Crackers crumbs, tbsp of sugar and melted butter. Mix it well, not into a paste but so it will be crumble. Then press it into your spring pan and half way up the sides. Bake it in the oven for about 5 minutes.

Meanwhile start your cheese cake filling. Whip together cream cheese, cup of sugar and 2 tsp vanilla. Whip it until smooth. Next add the pumpkin and the spices and keep whipping it until it is smooth and silky. Pour the filling int to the baked crust.

Bake at 350 F for 60 – 70 minutes. When it is done baking remove it and let it cool. Then refrigerate it for how ever long you like. When serving I heard people use dental floss to cut it, so its cut clean. It can be served with whipped cream, cool whip or just plain.

Pumpkin Cheese cake

1 and 1/2 Cup Graham cracker crumbs
5 tbsp Butter – melted
1 Cup plus 1 tbsp Sugar
24 oz Cream Cheese (3 pks) softened
3 Eggs
1 and 1/2 Cup Pumpkin puree
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Allspice
1/2 tsp Ginger powder
1/8 tsp ground Cloves

Crust is Graham Crackers crumbs, 1 tbsp sugar and melted butter, mix well and press the mix into the pan and up the sides. bake for 5 minutes at 350 F

Whip cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla, then add pumpkin and spices. whip well. Pour into crust and bake at 350 F for 60-70 minutes

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