Turtle Pumpkin Cheesecake

Name: Turtle Pumpkin Cheesecake
Prep time: 9 h 5 min
Cook time: 9 h 5 min
Total time: 9 h 5 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams bittersweet baking chocolate, coarsely chopped; 237 milliliters packed brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter or margarine, melted; 425 grams can pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix); 237 milliliters caramel topping; 355 milliliters thin chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (about 30 cookies); 907 grams packages each) cream cheese, softened; 5 eggs; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 158 milliliters granulated sugar; 118 milliliters chopped pecans, toasted; 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

For $1.41 per serving, this recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 16 servings with 468 calories, 7g of protein, and 30g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up pumpkin, brown sugar, caramel topping, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 9 hours and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 300°F. Wrap foil around outside of bottom and side of 9-inch springform pan to prevent drips. Spray bottom and 1 inch up side of pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix cookie crumbs and melted butter. Press crumb mixture on bottom and 1 inch up side of pan.

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Cookie Crumbs

Cooking Spray

Butter

Wrap

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Springform Pan

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Bake crust 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool at room temperature 5 minutes. Refrigerate about 5 minutes or until completely cooled.

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Crust

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Oven

Meanwhile, in another small bowl, mix flour, pumpkin pie spice and pumpkin; set aside. In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth. On low speed, beat in eggs, one at a time, just until blended. Gradually beat in pumpkin mixture until smooth.

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Pumpkin Pie Spice

Granulated Sugar

Cream Cheese

Brown Sugar

Pumpkin

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Hand Mixer

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Pour filling over crust.

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Crust

Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes or until edge of cheesecake is set but center still jiggles slightly when moved. Run knife around edge of pan to loosen cheesecake. Turn oven off; open oven door at least 4 inches.

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Oven

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Let cheesecake remain in oven 30 minutes.

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Oven

Cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight before serving.

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Wire Rack

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Just before serving, sprinkle pecans over top of cheesecake. In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate and oil uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted.

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Chocolate