Turtle Pumpkin Cheesecake
Ingredients
- Crust ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups thin chocolate wafer crumbs (about 30 cookies) ⓘ
- 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted ⓘ
- Filling ⓘ
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice ⓘ
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix) ⓘ
- 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened ⓘ
- 1 cup packed brown sugar ⓘ
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar ⓘ
- 5 eggs ⓘ
- Topping ⓘ
- 1/2 cup pecans, toasted and chopped ⓘ
- 2 ounces bittersweet baking chocolate, coarsely chopped ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil ⓘ
- 1 cup caramel topping ⓘ
Instructions
- Note: To toast pecans, sprinkle in ungreased heavy skillet.
- Cook over medium heat 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently until pecans begin to brown, then stirring constantly until light brown.
- For cheesecake, heat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Wrap foil around outside bottom and side of 9-inch springform pan to prevent drips.
- Spray bottom and 1 inch up side of pan with cooking spray.
- In small bowl, mix cookie crumbs and melted butter.
- Press crumb mixture on bottom and 1 inch up side of pan.
- Bake crust 8-10 minutes or until set.
- Cool at room temperature 5 minutes.
- Refrigerate about 5 minutes or until completely cooled.
- Meanwhile, in another small bowl, mix flour, pumpkin pie spice, and pumpkin; set aside.
- In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
- Gradually beat in brown sugar, granulated sugar and eggs, one at a time, just until blended.
- Gradually beat in pumpkin mixture until smooth.
- Pour filling over crust.
- Bake 1 hour, 15 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes or until edge of cheesecake is set but center still jiggles slightly when moved.
- Run knife around edge of pan to loosen cheesecake.
- Turn oven off, open oven door at least 4 inches.
- Let cheesecake remain in oven 30 minutes.
- Cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes.
- Refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight before serving.
- Just before serving, sprinkle pecans over top of cheesecake.
- In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate and oil uncovered on high 1 minute to 1 minute, 30 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted.
- Drizzle chocolate over pecans.
- To serve, run knife around edge of pan to loosen cheesecake, carefully remove side of pan.
- Drizzle caramel topping over each serving.
- Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1704
kcal
85% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).