Pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger bring autumn flavors to this rich, creamy cheesecake.
Original recipe makes 1 (9-inch) cheesecake
Ingredients
Crust:
1 1/2 cups crushed graham crackers
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/3 cup butter, melted
Cheesecake Filling:
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
Chocolate syrup, for drizzling
Directions
- For crust: In a bowl combine the crushed graham cracker, sugar and ginger. Melt the butter and stir into mixture.
- Spray bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Press crust mixture into bottom of pan using your hands.
- Place pan on a large piece of foil and wrap foil tightly up sides and around pan.
- For cheesecake filling: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Beat cream cheese, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Scrape down sides of bowl.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down sides of bowl.
- Whisk together pumpkin puree, cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium bowl until well combined. Add pumpkin mixture to cream cheese mixture, beating until well combined. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add evaporated milk, mixing well.
- Slowly pour cheesecake filling onto crust mixture in prepared pan. Drizzle with chocolate syrup.
- Place foil-wrapped pan inside a larger roasting pan. Place oven rack and carefully add enough hot water to reach halfway up sides of springform pan
- Bake 1 hour, or until center moves only slightly when shaken.
- Turn oven off. Crack open oven door, and allow cheesecake to cool inside oven 1 hour.
- Remove pan from water bath and set on a wire rack to cool completely. Cover top of pan with foil and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
Nutrition
Calories: 361 kcal
Carbohydrates: 40.5 g
Cholesterol: 85 mg
Fat: 20.7 g
Fiber: 1.1 g
Protein: 5.5 g
Sodium: 286 mg