Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix cracker crumbs, brown sugar, cocoa and salt; stir in yogurt. Press onto bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 325°., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in pumpkin, sour cream, flour, vanilla and spices. Add eggs and egg yolk; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour into crust. Return pan to baking sheet., Bake 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled., Remove rim from pan.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Use pulsing action of food processor to process gingersnaps and nuts until finely crushed. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add pumpkin, spice and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 1 hour 20 min. to 1 hour 30 min. or until center is almost set. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.

Steps:

• For crust: in bowl, mix 1 1/4 cups gingersnap cookie crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 3 1/2 tablespoons melted butter.
• Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 350°F, then cool.
• For filling: beat 3 80z packages of softened creamed cheese, 1 cup light brown sugar, 3/4 cup sour cream, 1/2 teaspoons of almond extract, for 3 minutes.
• Beat in 3 large eggs until smooth.
• Stir in 1 cup of canned pumpkin puree and 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice.
• Pour into crust and bake for 55 to 60 minutes. Transfer to rack then cool for 5 minutes refrigerate and unmold the cheesecake.
• Garnish with ground cinnamon, whipped cream, or nutmeg and toasted pecans, if desired.

Steps:

• Blend pumpkin, cream cheese, sugar, and pie spice together in a bowl. Pour some of mixture into the pie crust until it is 2/3 full.
• Stir whipped topping into the remaining pumpkin mixture. Pour into the pie crust, over the first layer.
• Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan, or 300°F for a dark pan. Grease the pan with shortening and wrap bottom with foil to prevent leakage. Place a pan of hot water on the bottom shelf of the oven.
• Prepare the crust. In a small bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons of sugar and the melted butter. Press the crumb mixture in the bottom of the pan. Bake the crust for 10 minutes. Cool completely at room temperature.
• Prepare the filling. In a small bowl, mix flour, pumpkin pie spice, brandy and pumpkin; then set aside. In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in the brown sugar and 2/3 cup of white sugar until smooth.
• Gradually beat in pumpkin mixture until smooth. On low speed, beat in 1 egg at a time just until blended.
• Pour filling into pan and bake 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. The cake is done when a small circle about 3 inches wide in the middle of the cheesecake wiggles when the pan is tapped with a wooden spoon.
• Turn oven completely off and allow the cheesecake to cool gradually for 1 hour. Remove the cake from the oven, and using a knife, move between the cheesecake and the pan sides to loosen the cheesecake. Allow to cool at room temperature on a rack for an additional 30 minutes. Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight before serving.
• To serve, again move along the inside of the pan sides with a knife, and then carefully remove the side. Top with whipped cream, pecan halves, and drizzle with caramel sauce. Cut into 16 slices. Store covered in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine cake mix, 1 egg, melted butter, and 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice in a bowl; mix on low speed until crumbly. Press into the bottom of a jelly roll pan.
• Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in condensed milk, then remaining 2 eggs, pumpkin, remaining 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Mix well. Pour over crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 35 minutes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Cut into bars and chill until ready to serve.