Pumpkin Cheesecake
By Paula Deen
JUMP TO RECIPEDifficulty: Easy
Prep time: 4.5 hours
Cook time: 75 minutes
Servings: 8-10
Ingredients
Crust
- 1¾ cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 stick salted butter, melted
- 3 (8-ounce) packages at room temperature cream cheese
- 1 (15-ounce) can pureed pumpkin
- 4 eggs (3 eggs plus 1 yolk)
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1½ cups sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Crust
Preheat oven to 350 °F.
In medium bowl, combine crumbs, sugar and ½ teaspoon cinnamon. Add melted butter. Press down flat into a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
Filling
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add pumpkin puree, eggs, egg yolk, sour cream, sugar and the spices. Add flour and vanilla. Beat together until well combined.
Pour into crust. Spread out evenly and place oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.