Pumpkin Cheesecake A Cheesecake Factory Copycat Food

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE (A CHEESECAKE FACTORY COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
• Brush a 10 inch springform pan with some of the butter;stir remaining butter into graham cracker crumbs with 1/4 cup sugar and pinch salt.
• Press mixture into bottom and up sides of pan , packing it tightly and evenly.
• Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cool on rack, then wrap outside of springform pan with heavy duty foil and place in a roasting pan.
• Bring a medium pot of water to boil.
• Meanwhile beat cream cheese with a mixer until smooth; add remaining 2 1/2 cups sugar and beat until just light, scraping down sides of bowl and beaters as needed.
• Beat in the sour cream, then add pumpkin, eggs, vanilla, 1 teaspoon salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves and beat until just combined; pour into cooled crust.
• Without pulling rack out, gently place roasting pan in oven and pour boiling water into roasting pan until it comes about halfway up side of springform pan.
• Bake until outside of cheesecake sets but center is still loose, about 1 hour and 45 minutes.
• Turn off oven and open door briefly to let out some heat.
• Leave cheesecake in oven for 1 more hour, then carefully remove from roasting pan and cool on a rack.
• Run a knife around edges of springform pan, cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Bring cheesecake to room temperature 30 minutes before serving.
• Unlock and remove springform ring.
• To finish, place a dollop of whipped cream on each slice and sprinkile with toasted pecans.

ALMOST-FAMOUS PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F.
• Brush a 10-inch springform pan with some of the butter. Stir the remaining butter with the crumbs, 1/4 cup of the sugar and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the pan, packing it tightly and evenly. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on a rack, then wrap the outside of the springform pan with foil and place in a roasting pan.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese with a mixer until smooth. Add the remaining 2 1/2 cups sugar and beat until just light, scraping down the sides of the bowl and beaters as needed. Beat in the sour cream, then add the pumpkin, eggs, vanilla, 1 teaspoon salt and the spices and beat until just combined. Pour into the cooled crust.
• Gently place the roasting pan in the oven (don't pull the rack out) and pour the boiling water into the roasting pan until it comes about halfway up the side of the springform pan. Bake until the outside of the cheesecake sets but the center is still loose, about 1 hour 45 minutes. Turn off the oven and open the door briefly to let out some heat. Leave the cheesecake in the oven for 1 more hour, then carefully remove from the roasting pan and cool on a rack. Run a knife around the edges, cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Bring the cheesecake to room temperature 30 minutes before serving. Unlock and remove the springform ring. To finish, place a dollop of the whipped cream on each slice and sprinkle with the toasted pecans.

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE 1 COPYCAT TASTE OF HOME

Steps:

• 1. Place a greased 10-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 inches square). Securely wrap foil around pan.
• 2. In a small bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, pecans and butter. Press onto the bottom of prepared pan. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350*F. for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack.
• 3. For filling, in a large bowl, beat 1 package of cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch until smooth, about 2 minutes. Beat in remaining cream cheese, one package at a time until smooth. Add remaining sugar and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined.
• 4. Place 2 cups filling in a small bowl; stir in the pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Remove 3/4 cup pumpkin filling; set aside. Pour remaining pumpkin filling over crust; top with remaining plain filling. Cut through with a knife to swirl. Drop reserved pumpkin filling by spoonfuls over cheesecake; cut through with a knife to swirl.
• 5. Place springform pan in a large baking pan; add 1 inches of hot water to larger pan. Bake at 350*F. for 55-65 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight.
• 6. Garnish with chocolate syrup, caramel sauce, whipped topping and additional crushed gingersnaps if desired.
• My Note: I would use a 10" pan next time -- too much for a 9". I had too cook an additional 20 minutes to get it to set correctly. I also use graham cracker crust because I didn't have ginger snaps on hand.
• My sister made this cheesecake (I sent her the recipe) and it turned out SO yummy! She reserved some of the gingersnaps and crumbled them over the top upon serving (under the whipped cream). Definitely one of our new favorites :).
• This was a hit with my extended family. I made a small portion in an additional container without crust for my gluten-free cousin, she loved it.
• One of my grandkid made this cheesecake for a family gathering and everyone thought it was very good. I personally was hoping for a little more pumpkin flavor. She only use one cup of pumpkin for 4 pks of cream cheese, so the pumpkin falvor isn't very bold. Also she found this needed more baking time. She put it in a 9" pan and it rose so tall and cracked on the edges even before it was done baking, and it cracked as it cooled as well. I have baked many cheesecakes and have found that recipes using 4 pks of cream cheese bake better in a 10" pan. If she make this one again that's what she will do. But over all it was a nice cheesecake for the first time.

CHEESECAKE FACTORY OREO CHEESECAKE (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Mix melted butter with Oreo crumbs and press in the bottom of a greased 9 inch springform pan. Cover bottom and 1/2-1 inch up the sides with crumbs. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• All ingredients need to be at room temperature before beginning.
• Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.
• Keep mixer on a low setting during the mixing and beating process.
• Add sugar gradually and continue beating cream cheese until mixed through.
• Add eggs one at a time and continue to beat until blended.
• Stir vanilla, salt and flour into cream cheese and egg mixture.
• Add the sour cream.
• Turn off the mixer and gently stir in the 5 coarsely chopped Oreo cookies with a spoon.
• Pour mixture into springform pan; top with the 7-9 remaining coarsely chopped cookies.
• Place pan on top rack and in the middle of a preheated oven at 325 degrees and bake for 60- 75 minutes or until it jiggles slightly in the middle when the pan is gently shaken.
• Turn off the oven, prop the door open several inches and let the cheese cake stay in the oven for one hour.
• Cool on wire rack.
• When cool, refrigerate for 24 hours.