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    Pumpkin Toffee Cheesecake


    Source of Recipe


    1 Comfort Foods

    List of Ingredients




    Crust:
    1 3/4 C. crushed shortbread cookies (about 14-16)
    1 T. butter or margarine, melted

    Cheesecake:
    3 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
    1 1/4 C. packed brown sugar
    1 can (15 oz.) pure pumpkin
    2/3 C. (one 5 fluid oz. can) evaporated milk
    2 large eggs
    2 T. cornstarch
    1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1 C. chopped or crushed toffee candies

    Topping:
    2 C. sour cream, at room temperature
    4 T. granulated sugar
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    (Caramel ice cream topping-optional)

    Recipe



    Preheat oven to 350°F.
    To make crust:
    Combine cookie crumbs and butter in small bowl. Press into bottom and 1
    inch up side of ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Bake for 6-8 minutes
    (do not allow to brown) Cool 10 minutes.

    To make Cheesecake:
    Beat cream cheese and brown sugar until creamy. Add pumpkin, evaporated
    milk, eggs, cornstarch and cinnamon; beat well. Pour into crust. Bake
    for 60-65 minutes or until edge is set but center still moves slightly.
    Remove from oven; top with toffee candies.

    To make topping:
    Combine sour cream, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract in small bowl:
    mix well. Spread over warm cheesecake. Bake for 8 minutes. Cool.
    Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Drizzle with caramel
    topping. Makes 16 servings.

 

 

 


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