Description
Individual pumpkin cheesecake servings shaped and decorated like Jack O’Lanterns.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 graham cracker crusts (pre-made or homemade)
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- Pinch of ground cloves
- Orange food coloring (gel preferred)
- Black decorating gel or icing
Instructions
- Prepare the graham cracker crusts in a standard 12-cup muffin tin. Press firmly into the bottom of each cup.
- In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth.
- Add the pumpkin puree, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Mix until just combined.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Stir in the vanilla extract, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
- Add orange food coloring until the mixture reaches a deep orange color.
- Pour the cheesecake batter evenly over the crusts, filling each cup about three-quarters full.
- Bake at 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the edges are set.
- Let the cheesecakes cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
- Once cool, carefully remove the cheesecakes from the muffin tin.
- Transfer the cheesecakes to a flat tray and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or until firm.
- Use the black decorating gel or icing to draw Jack O’Lantern faces onto the top of each chilled cheesecake.
Notes
- For easier removal, line the muffin tin cups with paper liners before adding the crusts.
- Use canned pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling.
- If you do not have gel food coloring, use liquid coloring sparingly to avoid thinning the batter.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cheesecake
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28
- Sodium: 250
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 13
- Unsaturated Fat: 9
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 75
Keywords: pumpkin, cheesecake, jack o lantern, halloween, dessert, individual servings, no bake option