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pumpkin cheesecake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Susan Magness
Cleburne, TX

This is my Sister Dianne McGee's recipe She used to make it for Christmas and Thanksgiving and the whole family loved it. It was lost for several years due to a fire and I hadn't been able to find it in my family recipes until recently when I came across one of the first keepsake recipe books that was given to me when I first got married years ago. It takes a little bit of work but is well worth the finished dessert.

(1 rating)
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients For pumpkin cheesecake

  • crust:
  • 1 1/2 c
    graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/3 c
    ground almonds (walnuts)
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp
    ginger
  • 1/3 c
    melted butter
  • filling:
  • 4 pkg
    (8oz) cream cheese
  • 1 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 3 Tbsp
    maple syrup
  • 3 Tbsp
    congnac (i use brandy)
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    ginger
  • 1/2 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/4 c
    whipping cream
  • 1 c
    cooked pumpkin
  • topping:
  • 2 c
    sour cream
  • 1 Tbsp
    maple syrup
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1/4 c
    almonds
  • 1 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 Tbsp
    cognac

How To Make pumpkin cheesecake

  • 1
    Bake crust at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Take out. Reduce heat to 325 degrees, prepare filling. Beat cream cheese and sugar till fluffy. Add syrup, congnac, ginger, cinamon , nutmeg and blend well. Add eggs one at a time beating after each. Add cream and pumpkin, Mix well. Bake 45 minutes. DO NOT OPEN OVEN!!! Turn off heat and let stand in oven for 1 hour.(DO NOT OPEN OVEN.) Take out.
  • 2
    TOPPING: Blend sour cream, sugar, syrup, and cognac. Spread over top of cake and Bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees. Sprinkle chopped almonds (walnuts) on top. Cool at least 3 hours.

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