This yummy pumpkin pie cheesecake is rich in flavor and provides an excellent evening snack for the whole family. The ingredients needed for this recipe are mentioned below,
(Please not that you may use any brand of product you choose and not necessarily the brands mentioned here).
Ingredients:
1. Three ounces (16 tablespoons) of honey maid graham crackers.
2. Half a cup of whipping cream, heavy.
3. Half a teaspoon of table salt.
4. Three medium sized eggs, whisked.
5. Two ounces of salted butter, melt it.
6. A quarter teaspoon of cloves, ground.
7. A teaspoon of ground cassia cinnamon (regular cinnamon).
8. Six teaspoons of white sugar.
9. Two ounces of pecans, ground.
10. Half a pound (a packet) of mascarpone cream cheese (or ordinary cream cheese).
11. 165 grams of packed dark brown sugar.
12. Half a teaspoon of Mccormick's ground ginger.
13. A quarter teaspoon of ground nutmeg.
14. A tin of farmer's market pumpkin puree (15 ounces).
15. Another 1/6th teaspoon of Mccormick's ground ginger.
Preparation:
1. First power on the oven and preheat it to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Take a large bowl and add in the white sugar along with the honey maid cracker crumbs, pecans and 1/6th teaspoon of ground ginger. Mix these ingredients together in the bowl and then add in the butter. Mix again until the butter blends well into the mixture. Now take this mixture and flatten it onto the base and sides of a 9 inch deep dish pie plate.
2. Take another big bowl and add in the packed brown sugar and mascarpone cream cheese. Whisk these ingredients together and then add in the farmer's market pumpkin puree along with the eggs and whipping cream. Whisk and mix the ingredients well. Now add in all of the spices including the half teaspoon of salt and mix again.
3. Transfer this mixture into the prepared pie plate and and place it in the oven. Let the cheesecake bake for about half an hour to 45 minutes or till the central portion of the pie is set when slightly shaken. Refrigerate the pumpkin pie cheesecake and serve each slice with a topping of whipped cream.
