Who doesn't love the arousing combination of pumpkin pie and cheesecake? HellooOO000? "The Great Pumpkin" Cheesecake is filled with lovely aromatic pumpkin pie spices
And don't forget that buttery graham cracker
The inspiration for this Thanksgiving cheesecake! The Peanuts gang! They celebrate Halloween with Linus hoping that he will finally be visited by The Great Pumpkin while Charlie Brown gets invited to a Halloween party, receiving rocks instead of treats for his 'trick or treating'.
But, I think Linus might even give up waiting up for The Great Pumpkin after a taste of this cheesecake full of pumpkin flavor! It tastes BETTER then words can describe and it's just right for autumn entertaining.
Ingredients You Need
Graham Cracker Crust
- graham cracker crumbs
- butter
Cheesecake with Pumpkin Recipe
- cream cheese
- sweetened condensed milk
- pumpkin puree
- eggs
- pumpkin pie spice
- vanilla extract
- Whipped Cream for garnish
How to Make Thanksgiving Cheesecake with Pumpkin Recipe
- Heat oven to 300°F.
Graham Cracker Crust
- Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter and press firmly into bottom and halfway up sides of ungreased 9-inch springform pan.
Cheesecake with Pumpkin
- Using a mixer, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy in large bowl.
- Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
- Add pumpkin, eggs, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice and mix well. Pour into prepared graham crust.
- Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until edge springs back when lightly touched.
- Cool.
- Put dessert in fridge until ready to serve.
- Garnish with whipped cream and indulge!
How to store Pumpkin Cheesecake
All the prep and baking ahead of time, and store it for quite a while in the fridge or freezer to pull out when you need it!
Refrigerator
- Once baked, you can keep this cheesecake stored in the refrigerator for 6-7 days. Cover tightly or place in an air tight container.
Freezer - Cheesecake freezes perfectly!
- You can wrap it tightly in the original pan and freeze, or remove from the pan and place in an air tight container. Alternately, you can slice and wrap individual slices so they are easy to pull out one at a time.
- Cheesecake can be frozen up to 3 months for best results. To serve, let thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
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"The Great Pumpkin" Cheesecake
Ingredients
Graham Cracker Crust
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup butter melted
Pumpkin Cheesecake
- 3 packages cream cheese 8 oz., softened
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk 14 oz.
- 1 can pumpkin puree 15 oz.
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 - 3 cups Whipped Cream for garnish I prefer whipping 1 & ½ cups of heavy whipped cream until medium to stiff peaks are reached and add 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 300°F.
Graham Cracker Crust
- Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter and press firmly into bottom and halfway up sides of ungreased 9-inch springform pan.
Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Using a mixer, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy in large bowl.
- Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
- Add pumpkin, eggs, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice and mix well. Pour into prepared graham crust.
- Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until edge springs back when lightly touched.
- Cool.
- Put dessert in fridge until ready to serve.
- Garnish with whipped cream.
Mini Pumpkin Pies are always a hit too!
Jan says
Love this recipe, I used chocolate cookies to make the crust. It was a big hit. Everyone asks me to make it for every gathering. Thank yo
Kim Lange says
You are very welcome! I'm so happy to hear it was a big hit and I love chocolate and pumpkin together, so that had to be good! Happy Thanksgiving Jan!
Deborah Zelinsky says
Can you freeze this?
Kim Lange says
Yes, it can be frozen for up to 2 months in the freezer. 🙂
Anonymous says
Should probs specify if it’s pumpkin purée or pure pumpkin ?
Kim Lange says
Pumpkin puree - updated and thank you. 🙂
Stacy says
Can u use a premade graham cracker crust
ChocolaTess says
Hi Stacy, I've never tried it, but as long as it is the right size that the recipe calls for go ahead!
Kayla says
Do you have an alternative to a springform pan?
ChocolaTess says
Hi Kayla, the only thing I can think of is line a baking pan with heavy duty foil and make sure the foil hangs over the pan, so you can lift the cheesecake out of the pan. Or you could just leave it in your baking pan, but your pan needs to have higher sides than a normal round baking pan or make use a larger pan for a shallower cheesecake. Or you could try the internet and see if there is another alternate solution. Hope that helps you out some and good luck!
Amazon has them and lots of times you can receive them in 2 days. Walmart and Target have them too.
Anonymous says
hi. do u have to put pan in a water bath?
ChocolaTess says
I didn't, but you could if you wanted to.
thanks!
Kim
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
Now this is a pumpkin pie I know even I would LOVE!!! Can I come over for Thanksgiving?!! 😉
ChocolaTess says
You're invited Kelly! 😀
Rosie says
Can you use frozen or dry pie crust ?
ChocolaTess says
Hi Rosie. I think you could use a pie crust, thawed out, but I haven't tried it with this recipe, so if it works out, let us know! Happy Thanksgiving!
Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Garden says
Wonderful recipe! I love Fall just for wonderful flavors like this! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty
ChocolaTess says
Thank you Vickie!
Stephanie says
I love anything pumpkin so this looks so amazing. It looks picture perfect. Love the Peanuts themed title.
ChocolaTess says
Thanks Stephanie! 😉
Hadia says
Looks so good! I wish I could grab a piece of this decadent pumpkin cheesecake! Delicious!
ChocolaTess says
Thank you Hadia!! It is very delicious! 🙂
ChocolaTess says
This is made in a 9" pie pan, so I'm not sure what your trying to do and what size your pans are you would be using?