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Halloween Pumpkin Cheesecake
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Prep Time:
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
1
hour
hour
Additional Time:
4
hours
hours
Total Time:
5
hours
hours
5
minutes
minutes
Servings:
12
Author:
Kita Roberts
Ingredients
1.5
cups
OREO Cookies
finely crushed
2
Tbsp.
butter or margarine
melted
24
oz
Cream Cheese
3/4
cup
sugar
15
oz
Pumpkin
1
Tbsp.
pumpkin pie spice
3
eggs
1
cup
Sour Cream
1
square Semi-Sweet Chocolate
1
tsp.
butter or margarine
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or 325°F if using a dark 9-inch nonstick springform pan).
For the Crust
Mix cookie crumbs and 2 Tbsp. butter
press firmly onto bottom of pan. Set aside.
For the Cheesecake
Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
Add pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice; mix well.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
Pour over crust.
Bake 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set; cool slightly.
Carefully spread sour cream over top of cheesecake.
Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan.
Let's Decorate!
Place chocolate and 1 tsp. butter in small microwaveable bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM (50%) 30 sec.
stir until chocolate is completely melted.
Drizzle over cheesecake in spiral pattern.
Starting at center of cheesecake, pull a toothpick through lines from center of cheesecake to outside edge of cheesecake to resemble a spider's web.
Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.
Notes
from Kraft Recipes