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Bon Appetit Pumpkin Cheesecake




Source of Recipe


Bon Appétit, November 1993


List of Ingredients




Crust
1 1/2 cups ground gingersnap cookies
1 1/2 cups toasted pecans (about 6 ounces)
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Filling
4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups canned solid pack pumpkin
9 tablespoons whipping cream
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice

4 large eggs

1 tablespoon (about) purchased caramel sauce
1 cup sour cream




Recipe



For Crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Finely grind ground cookies, pecans and sugar in processor. Add melted butter and blend until combined. Press crust mixture ontobottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides.

For Filling: Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until light. Transfer 3/4 cup
mixture to small bowl; cover tightly and refrigerate to use for topping. Add pumpkin, 4 tablespoons whipping cream, ground cinnamon and ground allspice to mixture in
large bowl and beat until well combined. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until combined.
Pour filling into crust (filling will almost fill pan). Bake until cheesecake puffs, top browns and center
moves only slightly when pan is shaken, about 1 hour 15 minutes.

Transfer cheesecake to rack and cool 10 minutes. Run small sharp knife around cake pan sides to loosen cheesecake. Cool. Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight.

Bring remaining 3/4 cup cream cheese mixture to room temperature. Add remaining 5 tablespoons
whipping cream to cream cheese mixture and stir to combine. Press down firmly on edges of cheesecake
to even thickness. Pour cream cheese mixture over cheesecake, spreading evenly. Spoon caramel sauce in
lines over cream cheese mixture. Using tip of knife, swirl caramel sauce into cream cheese mixture. (Can
be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

Release pan sides from cheesecake.

Spoon sour cream into pastry bag fitted with small star tip (do not stir
before using). Pipe decorative border around cheesecake and serve.

10 servings