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Grandma's Pumpkin Cheesecake




Source of Recipe


Taste of Home, 10/11 '94






List of Ingredients



• Crust:
  
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  
• 1 T sugar
  
• 4 T butter, melted
  
• Filling:
  
• 16 oz cream cheese, softened
  
• 3/4 cup sugar
  
• 16 oz pumpkin
  
• 1 1/4 tsps ground cinnamon
  
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• Topping:
  
• 2 cups sour cream
  
• 2 T sugar
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• pecan halves, 12 to 16
  






Instructions



1. Crust: Combine crust ingredients. Press into the bottom of a 9" springform pan; chill.
   
2. Filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large mixing bowl until well blended. Beat in pumpkin, spices and salt; add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Pour into crust and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
   
3. Topping: Meanwhile, for topping, combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Spread over filling; return to oven for 5 minutes. Cool on a rack and chill over night.
   
4. Garnish: each slice with a pecan half.