Thanksgiving is only days away. I thought I would share a recipes we have tried and loved. The recipe is a pumpkin cheesecake. If you like cheesecake’s and you like pumpkin pies, it makes sense to combine it into one cake. The recipe comes from a website that has amazing recipes and pictures.
This dessert combines two American favorites; New York style cheesecake and pumpkin pie. When we use the term ‘New York’ we mean a cheesecake made with cream cheese, as opposed to ricotta, that is topped with a layer of lightly sweetened sour cream. This recipe takes your basic cheesecake batter and enhances it with pure pumpkin puree and its complementary spices. All of these wonderful ingredients make for a deliciously rich and smooth cheesecake that is given even more flavor by a bottom crust of crushed ginger snap cookies. This is definitely the perfect Fall dessert and would make a nice addition to your Thanksgiving feast.
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Happy Halloween everybody! Here are a few recipes you can make with your leftover pumpkins.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
- 1 (16-ounce) package pound cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
- 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice(cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove)
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 (14-ounce) can Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)
- 1 (16-ounce) can pumpkin (about 2 cups fresh pumpkin puree)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350. In large mixer bowl, on low speed, combine cake mix, 1 egg, margarine and 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice until crumbly. Press onto bottom of half sheet pan (16 x 10 inch).
In large mixer bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in Sweetened Condensed Milk, then remaining 2 eggs, pumpkin, remaining 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice and salt; mix well.
Pour over crust; sprinkle with nuts. Bake 30-35 minutes or until set. Cool. Chill; cut into bars. Store covered in refrigerator.
Halloween Hard Pumpkin Punch
- 1 Pumpkin
- 1 part Apple cider
- Pumpkin Spices(optional)
- 2 parts Ginger ale
- 1 part Rum
Hollowed out pumpkin, use a Mellon baller on the inside the pumpkin to get floating pumpkin chunks. Fill pumpkin with the liquids.
