Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake

Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake
Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake is a vegetarian recipe with 14 servings. One serving contains 410 calories, 6g of protein, and 33g of fat. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have vanilla, heavy cream, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Invert bottom of a 9-inch springform pan (to create flat bottom, which will make it easier to remove cake from pan), then lock on side and butter pan.
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Stir together crumbs, pecans, sugars, and butter in a bowl until combined well. Press crumb mixture evenly onto bottom and 1/2 inch up side of pan, then chill crust, 1 hour.
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Put oven rack in middle position and Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Whisk together pumpkin, eggs, brown sugar, cream, vanilla, and liqueur (if using) in a bowl until combined.
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Stir together granulated sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt in large bowl.
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Add cream cheese and beat with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy and smooth, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium, then add pumpkin mixture and beat until smooth.
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Pour filling into crust, smoothing top, then put springform pan in a shallow baking pan (in case springform leaks).
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Bake until center is just set, 50 to 60 minutes.
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7
Transfer to rack and cool 5 minutes. (Leave oven on.)
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Whisk together sour cream, sugar, and liqueur (if using) in a bowl, then spread on top of cheesecake and bake 5 minutes.
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Cool cheesecake completely in pan on rack, about 3 hours.
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Chill, covered, until cold, at least 4 hours.
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Remove side of pan and bring to room temperature before serving.
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Baked cheesecake can be chilled, covered, up to 2 days.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings14
Health Score3
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