Thursday, October 21, 2010

Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake

The cool Autumn weather has sparked a baking streak in my kitchen. I wanted to make a fun dessert that incorporates pumpkin and spice. This Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake is so appropriate for this time of year and it came out delicious!

Ingredients:

1 box of gingersnaps (approximately 40 cookies), finely crushed
1/4 cup of butter, melted
4 pkgs (8 oz each) of cream cheese, softened
1 cup of sugar
1 can (15 oz) of pumpkin
1 Tbsp of pumpkin spice
1 tsp of vanilla
4 eggs
1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg

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Instructions:


Mix crushed ginger snaps with melted butter. Press mixture into bottom of 9-inch spring-foam pan. Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until well blended. Add pumpkin, spice and vanilla. Mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each just until blended. Pour mixture into pan. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hr 30 min. Sprinkle the ground nutmeg over the top. Refrigerate for 4 - 6 hours before serving. Enjoy!

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recipe source
images via Lifestyle Bohemia


15 comments :

  1. Oh yum! My pumpkin craving is kicking in at full swing. This is just what I need. Have a yummy day sweetie

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  2. I am craving pumpkin so much this month and this spiced pumpkin cheescake looks delicious:)
    Thanks for the recipe...I am going to give it a try:)
    Kisses

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  3. That looks delicious!
    Today must be baking post day since I have just posted a desert too hehe.
    Also this looks super easy and I am craving pumpkins these days.
    <3 Nicole Lisa
    http://www.blushcode.com/

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  4. oh my word.. yum! looks so delish. :)
    xx.

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  5. Looks absolutely delicious! I am not much of a cook/baker, but I may have to make an exception for this!

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  6. YUM! I made a pumpkin cheesecake a few years ago for Thanksgiving... I forget where i found the recipe but it was sooo decadent!

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  7. Oh trust me, I am your new follower. I adore your blog, have had it bookmarked for a while now :o)

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  8. Ok I have seen a lot of pumpkin recipes floating around but this looks fabulous and I LOVE cheesecake. thanks!

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  9. I don't even like pumpkin and this looks amazing hahahaha I love fall baking :)

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  10. Yay! Glad you stopped by. Pumpkin and cheesecake are literally two of my favorite things...so I will be making this THIS weekend. I'll let you know how it turns out. Oh! Also I'm trying to decide which piece of jewelery of yours to by myself for an early Christmas present ;) Love them all!

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  11. that sounds so good! it would be perfect for a dinner party i need to bring dessert to tomorrow night...i wonder if we have gingersnaps here!

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  12. oh yeah - this is SO going to be made within the next 30 days (and maybe more than once!)

    xoxo,
    Carrie

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  13. girll your freakin killing me with this post it looks so good, i have a cake blog as well! www.marcialovescake.blogspot.com

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  14. YUM! This looks delicious. I love the idea of a ginger snap crust : )

    -Samantha
    http://sincerelysamantha.com

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  15. Where did you get that plate might I ask? I LOVE!

    Luvs!

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