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Prize Winning Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe


Prize Winning Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin and Harvest Festival. winner SouceL Sacabee newspaper

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Ingredients
  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 8 tablespoons butter, melted
  • For the filling:
  • Three 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
  • 2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • For the topping:
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions
  1. Heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In a food processor, blend crumbs and melted butter until moist, but not wet.
  3. Press into the botton and up the sides of a springform pan. Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
  5. Beat in the brown sugar.
  6. Blend in pumpkin, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  7. Slowly mix in eggs and then pour into the crust in the springform pan.
  8. Bake for 55 minutes or until the center is set.
  9. Turn off the oven and remove the cheesecake.
  10. In a medium bowl, mix together the sour cream, 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla.
  11. Spread the mixture over the top of the cheesecake and return to the warm oven for 30 minutes.
  12. Remove the cheesecake and let cool to room temperature
  13. Chill well

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Comments


Great recipe have to try this one luv pumpkin thanks high5


This would be a wonderful addition to the Holiday Table this year.

Thank-you,for this very rich sounding recipe.

Kind Regards

Joyce


Great post for the holidays...five forks


Fantastic! Five from me.


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