Pumpkin Cheesecake

By: DANIELLE GIANNANDREA

Staff Writer

Recipe Rating: 

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 4 hrs

Makes: 8 servings. 

Pumpkin cheesecake is a great way to put a spin on the Nation’s most loved dish, pumpkin pie. National Pumpkin Cheesecake day is coming up on October 21st, here is a recipe to kickstart the Fall season. 

Ingredients needed:

• 2 pkg. (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup canned pumpkin
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ tsp. vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 1 graham cracker pie crust

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Mix the cream cheese, canned pumpkin, sugar and vanilla extract with an electric mixer on medium speed for 1 or 2 minutes or until blended.
3. Add the eggs into the mixture and mix until combined
4. Pour mixture into the pie crust
5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until the center is almost set.
6. Let the cheesecake cool
7. Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight 
8. Garnish with toppings of your choice
9. Enjoy!