Pumpkin Cheesecake

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Fall Harvest

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (335)

Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 4 hr 15 min
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 5 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

Crust:

1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 stick melted salted butter

Filling:

3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
1 (15-ounce) can pureed pumpkin
3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
1/4 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

For crust:

In medium bowl, combine crumbs, sugar and cinnamon. Add melted butter. Press down flat into a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.

For filling:

Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add pumpkin puree, eggs, egg yolk, sour cream, sugar and the spices. Add flour and vanilla. Beat together until well combined.

Pour into crust. Spread out evenly and place oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.

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recipe Pumpkin Cheesecake
Natalie Anaheim, CA 03-05-2010
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Love Love Love this!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have been making this cheese cake for 2 holiday seasons now. My entire family loves it and praises me for such a good... job.... could not be easier to make!Read more
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Amy Swansea, MA 02-11-2010
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An amazing cheesecake!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I must have made this recipe about 3-4 times last fall alone. I had a good sugar pumpkin crop and this recipe worked... beatifully with my homemade pumpkin puree. It was so good that my friends kept requesting I make it again and again! And the best part is, this is the easiest cheesecake I've ever made!!! Thanks Paula!Read more
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Vanessa Hialeah , FL 02-01-2010
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i LOVE it !
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

one word: yummmmmy ( :
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Rachel North Woodstock, NH 01-27-2010
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I love this cheesecake!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I absolutely love this chesecake and so does my entire family. The only problem I have is with the cook time. It doesn't... quite set up for me so I just turn the heat off and leave the cake in the oven for another 45 minutes. It might just be my oven. The extra cook time is deffinately worth it!Read more
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Bobbie North Wilkesboro, NC 01-27-2010
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Consistently delicious!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Wonderful taste and texture. Turns out great everytime I have made it.
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Tahesha Denver, CO 01-17-2010
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ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I don't even like pumpkin but this was easy and GREAT. Everyone loved it so I had to make it twice in the same week. I did... the waterbath and also reduced the heat as I read before I made it in the reviews. It never cracked and was INCREDIBLE.Thanks Paula. Read more