3-Step Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe

Fall time means football, leaves changing color, the holidays and most importantly, pumpkin season! During this time of year restaurants and stores are fully stocked with food themed around the big, round orange squash. Instead of denting your wallet trying to buy as many seasonal treats as possible, try the 3- Step Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe at home.

Simple ingredients create this super easy and delicious cheesecake! Once you serve up a slice, dinner guests won’t even care about that other plain ol’ pumpkin pie.

Ingredients:

• 2 packages (8 oz. each) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
• ½ cup canned pumpkin
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ tsp. vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• Dash of ground cloves
• Dash of ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 1 ready-to-use graham cracker crumb crust (6 oz.)
• 1 cup thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping

Step 1:

Beat together cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg, vanilla extract, cup sugar, cream cheese and canned pumpkin. Add eggs; beat just until blended.

Step 2:

Pour the mixture into a golden graham cracker crust.

Step 3:

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Step 4:

Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.

Step 5:

Cover with whipped topping and serve.

This pumpkin cheesecake recipe is even better than the store-bought and can be enjoyed all autumn long and beyond!