Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake

By jonil

Ingredients

• 38 Nabisco Ginger Snaps, finely crushed
• 1/4 cup finely chopped Planters Pecas
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 4 pkg. (8oz each) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin
• 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup thawed Cook Whip Whipped Topping
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 325.

Mix crumbs, nuts and butter; press onto bottom and 1" up side of 9" springform pan.

Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended.

Add pumpkin, spice and vanilla, mix well.

Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each just until blended. Pour into crust.

Bake 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until center is almost set.

Loosen cake from rim of pan of pan; cool before removing rim.

Refrigerate 4 hours.

Serve with a dollop of Cook Whip and a dusting of nutmeg.

Prep time 15 minutes.