Pumpkin Cheesecake With Gingersnap Crust
From kytigger 16 years agoIngredients
- For crust: shopping list
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray shopping list
- 2 cups gingersnap cookie crumbs (about 9 ounces) shopping list
- 1 cup pecans (about 3 1/2 ounces) shopping list
- 1/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar shopping list
- 2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger shopping list
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted shopping list
- For filling: shopping list
- 4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature shopping list
- 2 cups sugar shopping list
- 1 15-ounce can pure pumpkin puree shopping list
- 5 large eggs shopping list
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract shopping list
How to make it
- Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. Grind cookie crumbs, pecans, brown sugar, and ginger in processor until nuts are finely ground. Add butter; using on/off turns, process to blend. Transfer mixture to prepared pan; press onto bottom and 2 inches up sides of pan. Bake crust until set and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Filling:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in pumpkin. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating on low speed to incorporate each addition. Add flour, spices, and salt; beat just to blend. Beat in vanilla. Transfer filling to cooled crust. Bake until filling is just set in center and edges begin to crack (filling will move slightly when pan is gently shaken), about 1 hour 20 minutes. Cool 1 hour. Run knife around sides of pan to release crust. Chill cheesecake uncovered in pan overnight.
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