Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake

By srumbel

Cheesecake Factory inspired with simple step by step photos for the home cook. Decadent pumpkin spice cheesecake is easy.
from 101cookingfortwo.com

Ingredients

• Crust
• 9-12 graham crackers
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Filling
• 1 cup sugar
• 24 oz cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice

Preparation

Step 1

Allow cream cheese and eggs to come to room temperature. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Crush 9-12 graham crackers but not into dust. You need 1 1/2 cup of crumbs.
Melt 5 tablespoons butter and mix into the graham cracker crumbs with one tablespoon sugar and mix until coated.
Prep a 8 or 9-inch spring-form pan with a good coat of butter. Mash the graham cracker into the bottom and about one inch up the side. Bake for 5 minutes then remove to cool while making the filling.
In a large bowl combine the three 8 oz packages cream cheese, one cup sugar and one teaspoon vanilla. Mix with an electric mixer until smooth.
Add 1 cup pumpkin, three eggs, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon allspice. Optional if you want more "pumpkin pie" taste change the spices out for 1 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice.
Mix until smooth and pour the filling into the pan.
Bake until a little browning. That will be 60 to 70 minutes depending on your oven. It is a good idea to place a baking sheet on a rack under the pan during baking for any leakage.
Allow to cool at room temperature for a few hours then refrigerate until cold.

Servings: 8