Pumpkin Cheesecake

A light, fluffy cheesecake with the flavor of pumpkin pie.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 2  cups graham cracker crumbs
• 8  tablespoons  melted butter
• 3  teaspoons sugar
• 40  ounces cream cheese
• 6  eggs
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• 3  cups sugar
• 1  cup pumpkin puree
• 2  teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Directions

1. For crust, mix graham cracker crumbs, butter, 3 tsp sugar and press into a 9" springform pan.
2. Beat cream cheese until fluffy.
3. Mix in sugar, then eggs one at a time, then pumpkin, then lemon juice.
4. Stir in pumpkin spice and heavy cream.
5. Pour into the pan.
6. Bake 15 minutes at 450 degrees.
7. Reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake for 45 minutes.
8. Turn off oven and allow the cake to cool in the oven. Chill overnight.