Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 2 cups finely crushed ginger snaps
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, melted
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 dash ground cloves
directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or to 300°F if using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan).
- Mix ginger snap crumbs, pecans and butter; press firmly onto bottom and 2 inches up side of pan.
- Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup of the sugar and vanilla on medium speed until well blended.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
- Reserve 1-1/2 cups of the plain batter.
- Stir remaining 1/4 cup sugar, pumpkin and spices into remaining batter.
- Spoon half of the pumpkin batter into crust; top with spoonfuls of half of the reserved plain batter.
- Repeat layers.
- Cut through batters with knife several times for marble effect.
- Bake 55 minutes or until center is almost set.
- Run small knife or spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan.
- Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.
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Reviews
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I made this cheesecake for Thanksgiving and it was just ok. The crust was outstanding, but the cake itself was not as creamy as I was hoping for and would not set up. I baked it at 325 degrees for the 55 minutes the recipe recommends, then another 25 minutes (checking it every 5-10)and it was still really liquidy. I am thinking it might not be a good recipe for someone living at high altitude (>7000 ft).
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Vino Girl
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My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
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I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.
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