Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Yields:
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1 10inch cheesecake
ingredients
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CRUST
- 3⁄4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped toasted pecans
- 1⁄4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
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FILLING
- 1 1⁄2 cups pumpkin puree (fresh or solid pack)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons Bourbon
directions
- CRUST: Mix all the ingredients together and press into the bottom of a 10" springform pan.
- Chill.
- FILLING: Heat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Whisk together the pumpkin, eggs, spices, brown sugar.
- In the bowl of your mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the cream cheese together with the granulated sugar on low speed, scraping down the bowl occasionally.
- On low speed this may take about 5 minutes, but please don't be tempted to turn the speed up higher.
- We want to incorporate as little air as possible into the filling.
- When the mixture is ready, mix in the cream, the cornstarch, vanilla, and bourbon just until incorporated, then add the pumpkin mixture.
- You will have to scrape down the bowl at least twice to make sure everything is evenly mixed.
- Pour into the crust.
- Wrap a piece of foil around the bottom of the pan and up the sides.
- Place into a roasting pan large enough to hold it comfortably.
- Put the pan in the oven, then pour boiling water all around until it comes 1/2-way up the sides of the springform pan.
- Bake the cheesecake until done- it will be set on the edges but will still be a bit jiggly in the center.
- It will finish setting up outside of the oven.
- This baking will probably take 1 and 15 minutes, maybe an hour and a half.
- Remove the cake from the water bath and let cool on the counter.
- The refrigerate overnight.
- Garnish with unsweetened whipped cream, and some chocolate shavings, or candied pecans.
- Note: this cake can be baked, wrapped tightly in double layer of plastic, and frozen for up to a month.
- Thaw in the refrigerator.
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Reviews
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Well, this certainly was a big hit at Thanksgiving dinner! Not a soul had the pumpkin pie and the cheesecake's gone. I skipped the bourbon and took Lorac's suggestion and used pecan sandies rather than graham crackers. To decorate I piped whipped cream buttons around the outside top edge and sprinkled the center generously with chocolate curls made from a 6oz melted Hershey's special dark chocolate bar, spread thinly over a cookie sheet, chilled, and then scraped into curls with a thin-bladed spatula. Gorgeous and delicious, P4. Thanks.
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Excellent! I was requested to bring a pumpkin cheesecake for Thanksgiving dinner by the "Chef Du Jour" ( my neighbor's gourmet cooking brother) who was making every thing else. I have never made a cheesecake before, but I knew Zaar would be my salvation! Thanks to PetitFour, I made the perfect pumpkin cheesecake. I loved the way the bourbon enhanced the pumpkin and well balanced spice flavors. I made the recipe as directed but substituted a crust made with pecan shortbread cookies (I'm not very fond of graham crackers). I added a topping made with fresh cranberries and orange juice and then a layer of whipped cream. It was too good! I never saw another crumb of that darn cheesecake after my desert slice - no one suggested I should take the rest home, no one even suggested I might like to take another serving or two for us for the next day!
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