Pumpkin Cheesecake - Low Carb
- 6 -8 ounces pecans (or favorite nut)
- 2 tablespoons Splenda granular, sugar substitute
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- 32 ounces cream cheese (room temp, 4-8oz packages)
- 1 cup Splenda granular, sugar substitute
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- 14 teaspoon ground ginger
- 15 ounces solid-pack pumpkin
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- nonstick cooking spray
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Crush nuts & Splenda in food processor until finely chopped.
- Add melted butter & process until moist.
- Cut a circle out of parchment or wax paper to fit the bottom of your springform pan (9x2 1/2").
- Spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Press the nut mixture onto the bottom of a springform pan and 1 inch up the sides.
- Bake 10 minutes or until golden.
- Cool.
- Use tin foil to wrap the bottom and the sides of the spring form pan in double thickness.
- In a medium bowl.
- Beat cream cheese, Splenda, cinnamon & ginger until smooth.
- Add pumpkin, beat until well blended.
- Add eggs & vanilla, beat until smooth.
- Pour into crust.
- Set springform pan into a roasting pan, fill it with hot water about an inch high.
- Bake about 1 hour and 30 minutes or until top starts set & turns golden.
- Cool 15 minutes and run a knife around the sides to loosen the cake from the pan.
- Cool on wire rack to room temperature, cover and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.
pecans, splenda, butter, cream cheese, splenda, cinnamon, ground ginger, pumpkin, eggs, vanilla, nonstick cooking spray
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pumpkin-cheesecake-low-carb-338075 (may not work)