Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake

Fluffy Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake with a buttery gingersnap crust: If this doesn't make you change your holiday pie tradition, nothing will.

Prep: 30 min | Total: 7 hr | Yield: 16 servings

Ingredients

• 24 (2-inch) gingersnaps
• 1/4 cup Planters Pecan Halves
• 4 (8 ounce) packages Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 eggs

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Use pulsing action of food processor to process gingersnaps and nuts until finely crushed. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
3. Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.
4. Add pumpkin, spice and vanilla extract; mix well.
5. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
6. Bake for 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until center is almost set.
7. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim.
8. Refrigerate cheesecake for 4 hours.

Notes

How to Use Fresh Pumpkin : Substitute 1 cup mashed cooked cut-up fresh pumpkin for the canned pumpkin. Prepare crust and cheesecake filling as directed, adding 3 tablespoons flour with the cream cheese, and 1 container (8 ounces) Breakstone's or Knudsen Sour Cream with the pumpkin. Pour filling over crust. Bake in 325 degrees F oven 1 hour 15 minutes or until center of cheesecake is almost set. Continue as directed.

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories 310

% Daily Value Total fat 21g Saturated fat 12g Cholesterol 120mg Sodium 300mg Carbohydrate 25g Dietary fiber 1g Sugars 19g Protein 6g Vitamin A 100% DV Vitamin C 2% DV Calcium 6% DV Iron 6% DV

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Kraft Heinz Company