Pumpkin Cheesecake With Chocolate Crust
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 9 ounces chocolate wafers, finely crushed
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 1⁄2 cups canned pumpkin, solid pack
- 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar
- 3 eggs, slightly beaten
- 5 ounces evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 12 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
- salt
- 3 -8 ounces mascarpone or 3 -8 ounces cream cheese, softened
directions
- Heat oven 350°F Mix chocolate wafer crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Press mixture firmly onto the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake until crust is set. about 8 - 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool crust completely.
- In a bowl, stir together pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, evaporated milk, and vanilla. Set aside.
- In another large bowl, mix sugar, cornstarch, spices, and salt. Add cheese and beat on high speed until smooth. Take 1/4 of the cheese mixture and set aside for topping.
- With mixer running at low speed, add pumpkin mixture to the cheese mixture and mix until combined and smooth.
- Place springform pan with prepared crust on baking sheet (in case it leaks). Pour pumpkin mixture into pan. Drop dollops of the reserved cheese mixture over the pumpkin mixture. use a think metal spatula or a knife to gently pull the cheese dollops through the pumpkin to make swirls.
- Bake at 350°F for 50 - 60 minutes or until center of cheesecake is just set. Remove from oven and cool for 30 minutes. Cover and chill for a couple of hours. Remove sides of springform pan.
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