Pumpkin Cheesecake


Serves: 12
Total Calories: 360

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups gingersnaps cookie crumbs (about twenty 2-inch cookies)
1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted
3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
4 eggs
2 tablespoons sugar
12 walnuts halves
3/4 cup chilled whipped cream

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°.
2. Mix cookie crumbs and margarine. Press evenly on bottom of spring form pan, 9 x 3 inches. Bake 10 minutes cool.
3. Reduce oven temperature to 300°.
4. Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, the cinnamon, ginger and cloves in 4-quart bowl on medium speed until smooth and fluffy. Add pumpkin. Beat in eggs, one at a time on low speed. Pour over crumb mixture.
5. Bake until center is firm, about 1 1/4 hours. Cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours but no longer than 48 hours.
6. Cook and stir 2 tablespoons sugar and the walnuts over medium heat until sugar is melted and nuts are coated. Immediately spread on a dinner plate or aluminum foil cool. Carefully break nuts apart to separate if necessary. Cover tightly and store at room temperature up to 3 days.
7. Loosen cheesecake from side of pan remove side of pan. Beat whipping cream in chilled 1 1/2-quart bowl until stiff. Pipe whipped cream around edge of cheesecake arrange walnuts on top. Refrigerate any remaining cheesecake immediately.

1 PIECE: Calories 450 (Calories from Fat 290) Fat 32g (Saturated 17g) Cholesterol 150mg Sodium 310mg Carbohydrates 33g (Dietary Fiber 1g) Protein 8g.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 12
Total Calories: 360
Calories from Fat: 254

This Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe is from the Betty Crocker's Best-Loved Recipes Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.




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