I really like all issues pumpkin however this pumpkin cheesecake recipe actually takes the cake. Lol. I’ve been utilizing this recipe since 2013 as a result of it’s easy, simple to make and completely scrumptious. In case you are in want of a pumpkin cheesecake recipe this season, that is it!
This pumpkin cheesecake has a graham cracker crust and a thick and creamy cheesecake that’s completely spiced for the season. That is like if pumpkin pie and cheesecake received collectively and had an easy-to-bake child.
Associated: Love pumpkin? Subsequent, strive Pumpkin Cake, Pumpkin Pasties, Pumpkin Cookies, Pumpkin Muffins, Pumpkin Butter or Pumpkin Juice. You might also wish to make your personal do-it-yourself Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Components
- Graham crackers
- Unsalted Butter
- Cream cheese
- Granulated white sugar
- Brown sugar
- All-purpose flour
- Vanilla extract
- Pumpkin puree
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Eggs
- Salt
Additionally, you will need whipped cream for the topping. Retailer-bought or make your personal!
The best way to make Pumpkin Cheesecake
First, make the crust by grinding up the graham crackers. That is tremendous simple in a meals processor or blender. Stir along with the melted butter. Press into your pan lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes.
Cream collectively the softened cream cheese, sugar and brown sugar till easy. Stir within the flour and pumpkin puree. Stir within the spices, vanilla extract and salt. Now stir within the eggs, separately till simply mixed. Don’t overmix. Scrape down the perimeters of the bowl as you stir.
Pour batter over the ready crust. Cut back the oven temperature to 300°F and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes. The perimeters will look barely puffed whereas the middle will nonetheless have a slight jiggle. Permit to chill, then refrigerate till chilled (about 3 hours or in a single day).
Notes & Substitutions
- I line the sq. baking pan with one sq. piece of parchment that’s bigger than the pan after which I lower slits in every nook. Another choice is to line the pan with two items of parchment lower into rectangles and overlapping one another within the middle.
- Pumpkin puree is just not the identical as pumpkin pie filling, however the cans look very comparable on the grocery retailer. Pumpkin puree ought to solely have one ingredient: pumpkin.
- To melt cream cheese, I depart it out on my kitchen counter in a single day, nonetheless within the package deal. Another choice is to microwave it in a microwave-safe container for 30-45 seconds till tender. You need it softened as this may assist forestall lumps in your cheesecake.
- This cheesecake will look overvalued after baking, however because it cools it can settle again down.
- When you’d like much more seasonal taste you can swap the graham crackers for gingerbread or gingersnap cookies. Any dry cookie, like a graham cracker, can work on this recipe.
- You’ll be able to bake this pumpkin cheesecake recipe in an ordinary 9-inch springform cheesecake pan if you happen to want. Merely scale back the baking time to 1 hour as a substitute of 1 hour and 10 minutes.
- You’ll be able to retailer this cheesecake lined within the fridge for not less than 3 days and certain longer. I’d wait so as to add whipped cream till you might be able to serve.
Extra Seasonal Recipes
- Caramel Apple Cheesecake
- No-Bake Caramel Apple Cheesecake
- No-Bake Pumpkin Pie
- Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies
- 50+ Christmas Cookies
- Strawberry Pretzel Salad
- Apple Tart
- Apple Cobbler
- Apple Pie Filling
Serve chilly with just a little contemporary whipped cream on prime. Get pleasure from! xo. Emma
Be aware: Again in 2013, after I first printed this recipe, I baked it as particular person cheesecakes in a particular pan I received as a marriage present. It wasn’t an ordinary pan, not simple to seek out, so though this recipe hasn’t modified all that a lot it has been retested for the standard 8×8 sq. baking pan, which is rather more widespread and straightforward to seek out. I hope this replace makes this recipe all of the extra accessible. That being mentioned, lots of the older feedback replicate questions round that authentic pan or the person cheesecake dimension.
Pumpkin Cheesecake
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Tools
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8×8 sq. baking pan
Components
- ½ cup graham cracker crumbs 24 graham crackers
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 32 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
Directions
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First, make the crusts by grinding up the graham crackers. That is tremendous simple in a meals processor. Stir along with the melted butter.
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Press into your pan lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes.
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Cream collectively the softened cream cheese, sugar and brown sugar till easy.
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Stir within the flour and pumpkin puree. Stir within the spices, vanilla extract and salt.
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Now stir within the eggs, separately till it’s all simply mixed. Don’t overmix this, however be careful for any lumps. Scraping down the perimeters of the bowl as you’ll be able to ought to reduce on these pesky lumps.
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Pour batter over the ready crust. Cut back the oven temperature to 300°F and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
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Permit to chill and refrigerate till chilled (about 3 hours).
Notes
To melt cream cheese, I depart it out on my kitchen counter in a single day, nonetheless within the package deal. Another choice is to microwave it in a microwave-safe container for 30-45 seconds till tender. You need it softened as this may assist forestall lumps in your cheesecake.
This cheesecake will look overvalued after baking, however because it cools it can settle again down.
You’ll be able to bake this pumpkin cheesecake recipe in an ordinary 9-inch springform cheesecake pan if you happen to want. Merely scale back the baking time to 1 hour as a substitute of 1 hour and 10 minutes.
You’ll be able to retailer this cheesecake lined within the fridge for not less than 3 days and certain longer. I’d wait so as to add whipped cream till you might be able to serve.
