Caramel-Pumpkin Cheesecake With Gingersnap-Pecan Crust

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Prep Time
29 Mins
Cook Time
1 Hour 35 Mins
Other Time
9 Hours
Yield
Makes 12 servings
By Lynn Podsiadlo, Alpharetta, Georgia
July 2004
RECIPE BY Oxmoor House

With a yummy gingersnap cookie crust, this creamy pumpkin cheesecake is just what you need to wow your dinner guests during the autumn season.

Ingredients

  • 12 crisp gingersnaps
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin
  • 8 tablespoons whipping cream, divided
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 3 tablespoons caramel topping

How to Make It

Step 1

Process first 4 ingredients in a food processor until finely ground. Add butter; pulse 8 to 10 times or until blended. Press mixture into bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of a 9-inch springform pan.

Step 2

Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 3

Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add granulated sugar, beating just until blended. Reserve 3/4 cup cream cheese mixture for topping; cover and chill. Add eggs, 1 at a time, to remaining cream cheese mixture, beating just until blended after each addition.

Step 4

Combine pumpkin, 5 tablespoons whipping cream, and next 3 ingredients; add to cream cheese mixture, beating just until blended. Pour batter into prepared crust.

Step 5

Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn oven off. Let cheesecake stand in oven, with door closed, 1 hour. Remove from oven, and run a knife around edge of pan, and release sides. Cool on a wire rack. Soften reserved cream cheese mixture; spread evenly over cheesecake. Drizzle caramel topping over cream cheese layer; gently swirl with a knife to create a marbled effect. Cover and chill 8 hours. Store in refrigerator.

Step 6

Tip: Make sure you don't cut into the cheesecake when swirling the caramel layer.

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Ratings & Reviews

tdmcm1963's Review

yogayarn
January 08, 2012
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NRiley's Review

eliz01
March 23, 2010
I've made this cheesecake several times and it's always a big hit. I've passed the recipe on to quite a few people who wanted to try it themselves. If you're new to cheesecakes, don't be frightened by the recipe -- it's really not that hard and has been successful for me every time.

lynnpods's Review

lynnpods
December 03, 2009
This is actually my recipe and I saw there was a question about what to do with the remaining whipping cream. At the end when you soften the cream cheese- add the whippping cream to the cream cheese mixture and blend for the topping. Spread a thin layer on the cake. This year at Thanksgiving I made homemade whip cream and threw a little cinnamon in it. I then piped it through a cake decorator and made little flowers going around the outside of the cake.

yogayarn's Review

NRiley
November 29, 2008
EXCELLENT!! Pretty easy. I don't bake much and I pulled this one off. Made for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it. Not sure what to do with the extra whipping cream, either, so I just left it out. SOOO yummy!

eliz01's Review

tdmcm1963
November 18, 2008
I have been making this cheesecake recipe for seveal years with FABULOUS raves. It is an all time favorite with my friends and family.