Scary Berry Crunch

The combo of pumpkin, strawberries, & potato chips may sound a bit odd, but this recipe actually works & it works well! The strawberry tends to be the dominant flavor here, accompanied by the mild spiced pumpkin and the saltiness of the potato chips.

• Ready In: 25 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 slices

Ingredients

• Crust Layer

• 1 3⁄4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1⁄2 cup butter, Melted
• 1  teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

• Cheesecake Layer

• 16  ounces cream cheese
• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 1  cup pumpkin puree
• 1⁄3 cup sour cream
• 3  eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1  teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups  of sliced strawberries

• Top Layer

• 2  cups  strawberry jam
• 5 -7  ounces  of crushed  potato chips
•  white fondant, as needed
• 2  tablespoons  strawberry jam

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grind the Graham Crackers in a blender or food processer until you have 1 3/4 cup. Then beat in the melted butter & pumpkin spice with a fork.
3. Spread the Graham Cracker mixture in a greased 13 x 9 baking pan & flatten it with a spatula until even.
4. Prepare the cheesecake layer. In a large bowl, use the hand mixer to beat the Cream Cheese & Sugar together.
5. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time. Then beat in the Sour Cream, Pumpkin, Vanilla, Coriander, Cinnamon, & Salt.
6. Pour cheesecake batter onto the graham cracker crust.
7. Top the cheesecake with sliced Strawberries.
8. Bake the cheesecake for 1 hour. When time's up, turn off the heat & let the cheesecake sit in the cooling oven for another 30 minutes. Then refrigerate overnight.
9. Spread the 2 cups of Strawberry Jam evenly over the cheesecake layer.
10. Evenly sprinkle the crushed Potato Chips over the jam layer.
11. Put it back in the oven on the top shelf & broil on low for about a minute or until golden-orange-brown.
12. Prepare the Fondant: Roll & flatten out the fondant on a flat surface such as a cutting board until it's big enough to fit in the pan. (Soften in the microwave if necessary) Then cut out the ghostly shape while using the image above as reference. Lay the ghost fondant on top of the Potato Chip layer.
13. Fill the ghost's eyeholes and mouth hole with the 2 tablespoons of Strawberry Jam.
14. It's finally ready to eat! Remember to use a serrated knife to cut thru the fondant layer.