punpkin cheesecake with caramel sauce

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31 Pinches
Georgetown, FL
Updated on Nov 13, 2012

I found this recipe in a newsletter from Ironworkers 44 in Kentucky. I have not tried it yet but I will for the holidays

prep time
cook time 1 Hr 20 Min
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups crused teddy bear shaped cinnamon grahams
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • CRUST
  • FILLING
  • 4 packages 8-oz cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 - eggs
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin (not pie mix)
  • 2 teaspoons punpkin pie spice
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamon
  • SPICED CARAMEL-RUM SAUCE
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup light or dark corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon spiced rum or 1/4 tsp. rum extract

How To Make punpkin cheesecake with caramel sauce

  • Step 1
    Heat oven to 300*F. Spray 9-inch spring form pan with cooking spray. Wrap foil apround pan to catch drips. In small bowl, mix crust ingredients. Press mixture in botton and 1 inch up side of pan. bake 8 to 10 minutes or untils set. Cool 5 minutes. To minimize cracking, place shallow pan half full of hot water o lower oven rack
  • Step 2
    In large bowl, beat creamcheese and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, Beat in eggs, one at a time, just untill blended. spoon 3 cups of the mixture onto crust; spread evenly. To remainng cream cheese mixture, add pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and cardamom, mix with wire whisk until smooth. spoon over mixture in pan.
  • Step 3
    Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes or unti edge of cheesecake still jiggles sligtly when oved. Run small metal spatula around edge of pan to losen ceescake. Turn oven off: open oven door a eas 4 inchs. Let cheesecake remain in oven 30mnutes. Coolin pan on coolig rac 30 minutes. Coven loosely; refrigerate at least 6 hour but no longer that 24 hours.
  • Step 4
    In small saucepan, heat brown sugar, coorn syrup and 2 tbls. buter to boiling over medium-low hear, stirring constantly. Boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in whipping cream; heat to boiling. Remove from heat; stil in rum. Coll until warm.
  • Step 5
    Just before serving, run small metal spatula round edge of pan; carefully remove side of pan. To individual slices with warm sauce and a dollop of whipped cream. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cheesecake.

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