Saturday, December 17, 2005
Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake
Per the requests, here's the recipe for one of the best cheesecakes I've ever eaten. Nothing will ever beat mom's homemade cheesecake - but this comes darn close. It's VERY rich, but yummmmy. My sis's pumpkin latte's would be the perfect drink to go with it, too.
Crust ingredients:
1⅓ cup Chocolate Graham Cracker Crumbs
¼ cup butter or margarine, melted
1 Tbsp Splenda
½ tsp cinnamon
4 squares of Milk Chocolate Baker’s Chocolate, divided
Cheesecake
3 packages cream cheese, softened
1 can of pumpkin
1 cup Sugar (I used Splenda, and it tasted great)
¼ cup Brown sugar
4 eggs
½ cup evaporated milk
2 Tbsp cornstarch.
1 tsp ground Cinnamon
½ tsp Allspice
⅛ tsp Nutmeg
Crust: Mix these ingredients together and press evenly around the bottom of a springform pan. Crush 2 oz of chocolate into small pieces and sprinkle over crust. Set aside
In a small saucepan, melt milk chocolate, stirring constantly. DO NOT BURN! Set aside.
In a bowl, beat cream cheese, pumpkin and both sugars til smooth. Add eggs, milk, cornstarch and spices and beat until well incorporated.
Remove ¾ cup of pumpkin mixture and pour into melted chocolate. Stir completely and thoroughly.
Pour remaining pumpkin mixture into pan evenly. Spoon the chocolate/pumpkin mixture over the top, and swirl to create a marbled effect.
Bake in a 350° oven for 50-60 minutes. The middle should not be completely set when you remove the cheesecake from the oven. Cool completely and refrigerate.
Hint: the best topping in the world for this French Vanilla Whipped Topping, with a slight sprinkle of cinnamon.
Don’t even ask about calories and fat grams – you don’t want to know. I use fat free cream cheese and splenda. But the fat-free stuff ups the calorie and carb count. Oh well, it’s the holidays.
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1 comment:
Yay! That sounds so good. Now I've got a reason to get my oven fixed ;)
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