Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake

By á-8420

Ingredients

• 38 NABISCO Ginger Snaps, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
• 1/4 cup finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
• 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 4 eggs

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT oven to 325°F.

MIX crumbs, nuts and butter; press onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.

BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add pumpkin, spice and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour into crust.

BAKE 1 hour 20 min. to 1 hour 30 min. or until center is almost set. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.