Man oh man. I am getting BEHIND in the blogging.
Ok, so, we left off with a whole bunch of pumpkin puree, it was about 2 cups. I decided to take that puree and turn it into delicious, soul-sustaining cheesecake. Yummy yum yum!
I was a little worried that I would have to eat the whole thing by myself, but my fears turned out to be unfounded. The cake was split equally between my internship class and my internship site-ie-a whole bunch of counselors LOVE ME right now. I don’t know why no one else has ever thought of this. Problems at work? Bring cheesecake, douchebag. (Not that I had problems. I’M LOVELY. Even without baked goods).
Ingredients (Recipe by Paula Deen).
Crust:
1 3/4 C graham cracker crumbs
3 TB sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 stick melted butter
Filling:
24 oz cream cheese (3 8oz packages)
1 15oz can of pureed pumpkin (this is where I used my homemade pumpkin puree, which I had about 2 cups of).
3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
1/4 C sour cream
1.5 C sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves (I didn’t use cloves because I didn’t have any).
2 TB flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
Preheat your oven to 350˚.
Crush up your graham crackers. I used my hands.
Add the sugar, cinnamon, and butter. Mix until combined and then press into the bottom of a springform pan.
Beat the cream cheese until smooth (it’s supposed to be room temperature, but I put in in the microwave for about 30 seconds). Then add the pumpkin puree, eggs, egg yolk, sour cream, sugar, spices, flour and vanilla.
Beat until well combined.
Pour into the springform pan and bake for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let rest for 15 minutes, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
My effing cheesecake cracked.
And it started out life as so perfect and smooth!
I left it to sit for longer than 15 minutes, and I suspect this is what made it crack. It may have looked like The Land Before Time but it tasted like DELICIOUS. Cut up into slices you could hardly tell, too, so I consider this cheesecake experiment SUCCESS!
Nommy. Remember to share!
❤ stef