Easy Spiced Pumpkin Refrigerator Cheesecake

Serves 8
Time 6 hrs 30 min
Easy Spiced Pumpkin Refrigerator Cheesecake

This cake is creamy, tangy and mildly sweet with a mellow pumpkin flavor. Place graham crackers in a zip top bag and crush with a rolling pin to make crumbs in a hurry. Kids will love to help with this one!

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    1 cupgraham cracker crumbs
    1/2 cup(1 stick) unsalted butter, (4 tablespoons melted, 4 tablespoons softened)
    1 cuppumpkin purée
    2 packages (8-ounce)Neufchâtel or cream cheese, softened
    1 teaspoonpure vanilla extract
    1/2 teaspoonground nutmeg
    1/4 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/2 cuppowdered sugar, sifted

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Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Use a long, thin rectangle of parchment paper or foil to line the inside edge of a 9-inch springform pan; set aside.


In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. 


Press mixture into bottom of prepared pan and about 1/4-inch up the sides. 


Bake until golden brown and toasted, 7 to 8 minutes; set aside to let cool completely.


In a medium bowl, beat pumpkin purée, remaining softened butter, Neufchâtel, vanilla, nutmeg and salt with an electric mixer until smooth. 


Reduce speed to medium low and add sugar 1/4 cup at a time; beat until smooth. 


Transfer pumpkin mixture to prepared pan, spreading it out evenly over the crust. 


Cover and chill until set, about 6 hours, or overnight. Remove outer ring of pan and peel off parchment paper. Cut into slices and serve.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

330

Total Fat

25g

Saturated Fat

16g

Cholesterol

70mg

Sodium

350mg

Total Carbohydrate

22g

Dietary Fiber

1g

Total Sugars

15g

Protein

5g

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