Pumpkin Spice Latte Cheesecake with Pumpkin Seed Brittle
- 1-3/4 cups plus 2 Tbsp. sugar, divided
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 pkg. (250 g each) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 4-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
- 1 tsp. ground nutmeg, divided
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 Tbsp. instant coffee
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup unsalted pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup whipping cream
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Process 1/4 cup sugar, flour and butter in food processor until mixture forms dough that pulls away from side of work bowl; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
- Prick all over with fork.
- Bake 25 min.
- ; cool completely.
- Beat cream cheese and 1 cup of the remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.
- Add vanilla; mix well.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
- Reserve 1-1/2 cups batter.
- Stir pumpkin, 1 Tbsp.
- (3 tsp.)
- cinnamon, 1/2 tsp.
- nutmeg and ginger into remaining batter; pour over crust.
- Add coffee granules to reserved batter; stir until completely dissolved.
- Carefully spoon over pumpkin layer in pan; spread to form even layer.
- Bake 50 to 55 min.
- or until centre is almost set.
- Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
- Refrigerate 4 hours.
- Meanwhile, bring 1/2 cup remaining sugar and water to boil in saucepan on medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved; cook, without stirring, 10 to 12 min.
- or until golden brown.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in seeds with wooden spoon; cook and stir 4 to 5 min.
- or until seeds are toasted and evenly coated with sugar syrup.
- (Note: Sugar will turn dry and grainy before melting completely.
- Just keep stirring.)
- Pour carefully onto parchment-covered baking sheet; cool completely.
- Beat cream with remaining 2 Tbsp.
- sugar and spices in clean bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Serve over cheesecake with the brittle.
sugar, flour, butter, cream cheese, vanilla, eggs, pumpkin, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, instant coffee, water, whipping cream
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/pumpkin-spice-latte-cheesecake-pumpkin-seed-brittle-138713.aspx (may not work)