Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake

The recipe Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake can be made in roughly 3 hours. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 349 calories, 6g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 16 and costs 99 cents per serving. It is brought to you by Lemon Sugar. 44 people were glad they tried this recipe. Head to the store and pick up unsalted butter, sour cream, ground cinnamon, and a few other things to make it today. With a spoonacular score of 28%, this dish is not so great. Similar recipes include Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake, Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake, and Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake.

Servings: 16

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 90 minutes

 

Ingredients:

24 ounces cream cheese (3 packages), room temperature

5 large eggs at room temperature

5 ounces crushed graham crackers (by weight)

1 1/3 cups granulated sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (fresh if possible)

1/2 cup heavy cream or half and half

2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

15 ounces pumpkin puree (fresh or canned)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup sour cream

3 Tablespoons sugar

6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

Equipment:

springform pan

aluminum foil

oven

whisk

bowl

wire rack

pot

teapot

baking sheet

paper towels

stand mixer

spatula

roasting pan

kitchen thermometer

knife

frying pan

plastic wrap

Cooking instruction summary:

Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Spray bottom and sides of 9-inch springform pan evenly with nonstick cooking spray, then wrap the pan with several layers of aluminum foil to prevent water from seeping into the pan - cover the pan at least 2/3 of the way up the sides of the pan. Set aside.Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and spices in a small bowl and whisk together. Add the melted butter, and mix with a fork until evenly moistened. Turn crumbs into prepared springform pan and gently shake the pan to evenly distribute the crumbs. Using drinking glass, press crumbs evenly into the bottom of the pan. Bake until fragrant and browned about the edges, about 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack while making filling.Bring about 4 quarts water to simmer in a tea pot or stockpot. Whisk sugar, spices, and salt together in small bowl and set aside. Then, dry the pumpkin puree: line baking sheet with triple layer of paper towels. Spread pumpkin on paper towels in roughly even layer. Cover pumpkin with second triple layer of paper towels and press firmly until paper towels are saturated. Discard the paper towels, and place the now drier pumpkin puree into a small bowl.In stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or bowl scraper if you have it), beat the cream cheese at medium speed to break up and soften slightly, about 1 minute. Scrape beater and bottom and sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Add about one third of sugar mixture and beat at medium-low speed until combined, about 1 minute; scrape bowl and add remaining sugar in two additions, scraping bowl after each addition. Add pumpkin, vanilla, and lemon juice and beat at medium speed until combined, about 45 seconds; scrape bowl. Add 3 eggs and beat at medium-low until incorporated, about 1 minute; scrape bowl. Add remaining 2 eggs and beat at medium-low until incorporated, about 45 seconds; scrape bowl. Add heavy cream and sour cream and beat at low speed until combined, about 45 seconds. Using rubber spatula, scrape bottom and sides of bowl and give final stir by hand.Pour the filling into the cooled crust. Place your Springform pan into a roasting pan. Pull your oven rack halfway out and place the roasting pan on to the oven rack. (Your Springform pan should be wrapped with aluminum foil at this point.) Slowly add the boiling water to the pan, until your Springform pan is covered 1/2 to 2/3 with hot water. Slowly push your oven rack back into the oven.Bake until center of cake is slightly wobbly when pan is shaken, and center of cake registers 145 to 150 degrees on instant-read thermometer, about 1 1/2 hours (see note) 90 minutes. Set roasting pan on wire rack and very, very slowly and gently run a thin spatula or knife around the outside of the cheesecake to loosen the cake from the sides of the pan. Cool until water is just warm, about 45 minutes. Remove Springform pan from water bath, discard foil, and set on wire rack; continue to cool until barely warm, about 3 hours. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours or up to 3 days.Garnish as desired. We used whipping cream, pecan halves and a caramel drizzle. Slide thin metal spatula between crust and pan bottom to loosen, then slide cake onto serving platter. Let cheesecake stand at room temperature about 30 minutes, then cut into wedges and serve.

 

Step by step:


1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Spray bottom and sides of 9-inch springform pan evenly with nonstick cooking spray, then wrap the pan with several layers of aluminum foil to prevent water from seeping into the pan - cover the pan at least 2/3 of the way up the sides of the pan. Set aside.

2. Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and spices in a small bowl and whisk together.

3. Add the melted butter, and mix with a fork until evenly moistened. Turn crumbs into prepared springform pan and gently shake the pan to evenly distribute the crumbs. Using drinking glass, press crumbs evenly into the bottom of the pan.

4. Bake until fragrant and browned about the edges, about 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack while making filling.Bring about 4 quarts water to simmer in a tea pot or stockpot.

5. Whisk sugar, spices, and salt together in small bowl and set aside. Then, dry the pumpkin puree: line baking sheet with triple layer of paper towels.

6. Spread pumpkin on paper towels in roughly even layer. Cover pumpkin with second triple layer of paper towels and press firmly until paper towels are saturated. Discard the paper towels, and place the now drier pumpkin puree into a small bowl.In stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or bowl scraper if you have it), beat the cream cheese at medium speed to break up and soften slightly, about 1 minute. Scrape beater and bottom and sides of bowl with rubber spatula.

7. Add about one third of sugar mixture and beat at medium-low speed until combined, about 1 minute; scrape bowl and add remaining sugar in two additions, scraping bowl after each addition.

8. Add pumpkin, vanilla, and lemon juice and beat at medium speed until combined, about 45 seconds; scrape bowl.

9. Add 3 eggs and beat at medium-low until incorporated, about 1 minute; scrape bowl.

10. Add remaining 2 eggs and beat at medium-low until incorporated, about 45 seconds; scrape bowl.

11. Add heavy cream and sour cream and beat at low speed until combined, about 45 seconds. Using rubber spatula, scrape bottom and sides of bowl and give final stir by hand.

12. Pour the filling into the cooled crust.

13. Place your Springform pan into a roasting pan. Pull your oven rack halfway out and place the roasting pan on to the oven rack. (Your Springform pan should be wrapped with aluminum foil at this point.) Slowly add the boiling water to the pan, until your Springform pan is covered 1/2 to 2/3 with hot water. Slowly push your oven rack back into the oven.

14. Bake until center of cake is slightly wobbly when pan is shaken, and center of cake registers 145 to 150 degrees on instant-read thermometer, about 1 1/2 hours (see note) 90 minutes. Set roasting pan on wire rack and very, very slowly and gently run a thin spatula or knife around the outside of the cheesecake to loosen the cake from the sides of the pan. Cool until water is just warm, about 45 minutes.

15. Remove Springform pan from water bath, discard foil, and set on wire rack; continue to cool until barely warm, about 3 hours. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours or up to 3 days.

16. Garnish as desired. We used whipping cream, pecan halves and a caramel drizzle. Slide thin metal spatula between crust and pan bottom to loosen, then slide cake onto serving platter.

17. Let cheesecake stand at room temperature about 30 minutes, then cut into wedges and serve.


Nutrition Information:

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351k Calories
5g Protein
23g Total Fat
30g Carbs
3% Health Score
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Calories
351k
18%

Fat
23g
36%

  Saturated Fat
12g
81%

Carbohydrates
30g
10%

  Sugar
23g
26%

Cholesterol
122mg
41%

Sodium
300mg
13%

Alcohol
0.28g
2%

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Protein
5g
12%

Vitamin A
4993IU
100%

Phosphorus
120mg
12%

Vitamin B2
0.19mg
11%

Selenium
6µg
9%

Calcium
83mg
8%

Iron
1mg
7%

Vitamin B5
0.64mg
6%

Vitamin K
6µg
6%

Manganese
0.11mg
6%

Folate
20µg
5%

Potassium
175mg
5%

Vitamin E
0.75mg
5%

Vitamin B12
0.3µg
5%

Magnesium
19mg
5%

Zinc
0.71mg
5%

Fiber
1g
5%

Vitamin D
0.69µg
5%

Vitamin B6
0.07mg
4%

Vitamin B1
0.05mg
3%

Copper
0.06mg
3%

Vitamin B3
0.53mg
3%

Vitamin C
1mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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