Sweet Cheesecake Recipes
Pineapple Pumpkin Cheesecake
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar, divided
- 12 ounces light cream cheese, softened
- 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can sliced pineapple in heavy syrup
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place a pan of hot water on lower rack of oven.
- Set aside 2 tablespoons of brown sugar.
- In food processor, combine remaining sugar with cream cheese. Process for 20 seconds.
- Add pumpkin, eggs, flour, spice and vanilla extract. Process for 10 seconds, scraping sides once.
- Pour filling into an 8 inch springform pan coated with vegetable cooking spray.
- Bake in center of oven for 50 minutes without opening door.
- Turn off oven. Let cake stand in oven 1 hour.
- Immediately remove cheesecake; run knife around sides of pan. Cool; refrigerate 3 hours.
- Meanwhile, drain pineapple; reserving syrup.
- To make pineapple glaze, dice 1 pineapple slice.
- Cook reserved syrup, remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar and diced pineapple over medium-high heat for 8 minutes or until thick; do not stir. Set aside.
- Just before serving, arrange remaining pineapple slices on cake. Top with glaze.
Notes
Variation: Substitute 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger and 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice for pumpkin pie spice.
Nutrition
Per serving: 363 calories; 10 g fat; 121 mg cholesterol; 295 mg sodium; 61 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 9 g protein
Attribution
Canned Food Alliance