Thursday, November 18, 2010

Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake



Crust: 

12 graham crackers, crushed,
2T melted butter,
1T brown sugar,
1/4 tsp cinnamon.

Pumpkin Swirl:

1 cup canned pumpkin,
1/2 cup milk,
1 T vanilla extract,
1 T ground cinnamon,
1 tsp ground ginger,
1 tsp ground cloves,
1T brown sugar,
2T flour.

Cheesecake:

2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar,
1/2 cup milk,
2 eggs,
1/2 cup sour cream,
1 T vanilla extract,
3T all-purpose flour.

Mix all the crust ingredients together, and press into 9" pie plate or 9" spring-form pan.

Mix all pumpkin swirl ingredients together (can use food processor) and set aside.

In a new bowl, cream together cream cheese and sugar.  Blend in milk slowly, then blend in eggs one at a time.  Mix in sour cream, vanilla and flour.  Pour this filling into prepared crust.

Carefully pour your pumpkin swirl into the cheesecake batter, starting at the middle and working around in a spiral, to within 1" of edge of crust (not that easy, it's a bit thick).  Swirl it around starting from the center again, with a fork.

Bake in a 350-degree oven for 55 minutes.  Allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature for at least one hour before refrigerating, to prevent cracking.  Enjoy with whipped cream!

3 comments:

  1. Darn you Mary, I went up to take a picture for you, and another piece of this jumped RIGHT into my mouth. I had no CHOICE but to eat it...

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