Philly 3 Step Pumpkin Cheescake

Pumpkin Cheescake

Heidi Smith - Lehi, UT

Here's an easy, yummy pumpkin cheesecake...

Prep time: 10 min. Cooking time: 40 min.

Ingredients

2 8 oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened

1/2 c. canned pumpkin

1/2 c. sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

dash of cloves and nutmeg

2 eggs

1 ready made graham cracker crust

Cooking Instructions

1. Mix cream cheese, pumpkin, sugar, vanilla and spices at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, mix until blended.

2. Pour into crust.

3. Bake at 350 * F, 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool, & refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Garnish with whipped topping and chocolate dipped pecans.

Variations:

Pumpkin choc. chip: stir 1/2 c. mini semi-sweet choc. chips into batter. Sprinkle with additional 1/4 c. chips before baking.

Pumpkin Praline Pecan: Substitute 1/2 c. packed brown sugar for granulated sugar. Sprinkle with 1 c. chopped pecans before baking. Drizzle chilled baked cheesecake with 2 Tbsp. maple syrup.