Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake

Name: Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 3 Tbsps melted butter or margarine; 454 grams can pumpkin; 2 larges eggs; 227 grams About gingersnap cookies; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 454 grams packages each) neufchâtel (light cream) cheese or cream cheese; 2 teaspoons Chinese five spice seasoning or pumpkin pie spice

One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 264 calories. This recipe serves 12. A mixture of gingersnap cookies, butter, pumpkin, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Crush enough cookies to make 1 3/4 cups crumbs. In a 9-inch cheesecake pan with removable rim, mix cookie crumbs, granulated sugar, and butter. Press over bottom and about 1 inch up pan sides.

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Bake crust in a 325 oven until slightly browner, about 15 minutes.

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Meanwhile, in a food processor or in a bowl with a mixer, blend cheese, brown sugar, and eggs until smooth. Spoon 1/2 cup of the cheese mixture into a small bowl.

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Add five spice and pumpkin to remaining cheese mixture and mix well.

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Pour pumpkin filling into hot or cool crust. Drop rounded tablespoons of the reserved cheese mixture onto the pumpkin filling. With a knife tip, swirl to marble the white and orange mixtures.

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Bake in a 325 oven until the center barely jiggles when cake is gently shaken, about 50 minutes. Cool on a rack. Cover and chill until cold, at least 2 1/2 hours. Run a knife between cake and pan rim; remove rim.

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