Spiced Chocolate-Swirled Pumpkin Cheesecake
- 1-1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup plus 3 Tbsp. sugar, divided
- 3 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
- 4 eggs
- 2 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted
- 1/4 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 10 KRAFT Caramels
- 2 Tbsp. water
- 1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
- Heat oven to 325F.
- Mix graham crumbs, 3 Tbsp.
- sugar and butter; press onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.
- Bake 10 min.
- Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.
- Add pumpkin; mix well.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
- Measure 2 cups batter into separate bowl.
- Add chocolate and cayenne; mix well.
- Add pumpkin spice to remaining batter; mix well.
- Pour half the pumpkin batter into crust; cover with half the chocolate batter.
- Repeat layers; swirl gently with knife.
- Bake 1 hour 20 min.
- or until center is almost set.
- Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
- Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
- Microwave caramels and water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 45 sec.
- or until caramels are melted; stir until blended.
- Drizzle over cheesecake just before serving.
- Top with COOL WHIP.
graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter, philadelphia cream cheese, vanilla, pumpkin, eggs, chocolate, ground red pepper, pumpkin pie spice, caramels, water
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/spiced-chocolate-swirled-pumpkin-cheesecake-169157.aspx (may not work)