Holiday Pumpkin Cheesecake

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups graham cracker crumbs

½ cup melted butter

¼ cup finely ground pecans

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

1 ½ cups white sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2eggs

2egg yolks

1 (14 ounce) can pumpkin puree

¼ cup heavy cream

1 (8 ounce) jar caramel sauce, or to taste

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, pecans, and cinnamon in a bowl. Pat into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.

Step 3

Beat cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla extract together in a mixing bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and egg yolks all at once; beat just until combined. Carefully fold in pumpkin and heavy cream, marbling but not mixing completely. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until center appears nearly set when shaken, 35 to 40 minutes.

Step 5

Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes before chilling in a refrigerator 8 hours to overnight. Drizzle caramel sauce over each serving.

Editor's Note:

Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of a package of caramel sauce. The actual amount of caramel sauce consumed will vary.

Source: Read Full Article