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Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe

November 21, 2014
This time of year, just about everything is pumpkin-flavored ... pumpkin coffee, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin ice cream, even pumpkin beer! This pumpkin cheesecake recipe is one of our family's favorites. I really knew it was good when my husband's grandma asked me for the recipe!

Best Pumpkin Cheesecake

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 8-ounce packages of Philadelphia brand cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin pureé (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Dash each nutmeg and ground cloves
  • Graham cracker crust

DIRECTIONS

  1. Blend cream cheese, pumpkin, and sugar until smooth.
  2. Add eggs one at a time, blending completely after each one.
  3. Stir in cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
  4. Pour into graham cracker crust.
  5. Spread evenly.
  6. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.
  7. Chill for 3 hours or overnight.
  8. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon before serving.