Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake
- 38 Nabisco Ginger Snaps, finely crushed
- 1/4 cup finely chopped Planters Pecans
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 4 pkg (8 oz ea) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin
- 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- Heat oven to 325
- Mix crumbs, nut and butter; press onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended.
- Add pumpkin, spice and vanilla; mix well.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each just until blended.
- Pour into crust.
- Bake 1 hr 20 min to 1 hr 30 min or until center is almost set.
- Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim.
- Refrigerate 4 hrs.
- Serve with a dollop of Cool Whip and a dusting of nutmeg.
- Prep time: 15 minutes
ginger snaps, planters pecans, butter, cream cheese, sugar, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, eggs, topping, ground nutmeg
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/spiced-pumpkin-cheesecake-50110017 (may not work)