In Lieu of a real blog entry ... as promised ... here is the recipe for my Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake that I made for Thanksgiving two months ago. It was a HUGE hit and was super easy to make. There's lots of ingredients -- but I had never made a cheesecake before and this one turned out great. Enjoy! It's delicious!!!!
MAPLE PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE
Ingredients for Cheesecake
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted
3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 (14-ounce) can Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)
2 cups canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie mix)
3 eggs
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
Maple Pecan Glaze
1/2 cup maple syrup
2/3 cup Whipped cream
1/4 cup chopped Pecans, optional
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325ยบ.
2. Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter; press firmly on bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
3. With mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add pumpkin, eggs, syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; mix well. Pour into prepared pan.
4. Bake 1 1/4 hours or until center appears nearly set when shaken.
5. Cool 1 hour. Cover and chill at least 4 hours.
6. Maple Pecan Glaze: In medium-sized saucepan, combine 2/3 cup whipping cream and 1/2 cup pure maple syrup; bring to a boil. Boil rapidly 15 to 20 minutes or until slightly thickened; stir occasionally. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped pecans. Cover and chill until served. Stir before servings.
To serve, spoon Maple Pecan Sauce over cheesecake.
mm, sounds good! although, the first time i read the title i thought it said male pumpkin cheesecake, which just doesn't sound as good for some reason.
Lol. Like Addie, I too saw male pumpkin cheesecake at first. I love cheesecake. I like pumpkin pie so your recipe sounds yummy. :):thumbsup: