Pumpkin Cheesecake With Brown Butter Caramel Sauce Food

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Use a food processor to crush the cookies into fine crumbs. Measure out 2 cups of crumbs and pour them into a mixing bowl. Add ¼ cup sugar and melted butter and stir to combine.
• Cover the outside bottom of an 8-inch springform pan with foil, securing the foil partway up the outer sides of the pan.
• Press the crumb mixture into the bottom and about halfway up the sides of the springform pan.
• Bake the crust for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside while you make the cheesecake filling.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the room temperature cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, and vanilla. Mix with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add the pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg and mix until smooth, but don't over mix. Pour the filling into the prepared pan.
• Grab a pan that's larger than the cheesecake pan and fill it with about ½ inch of water, to make a water bath.
• Place the cheesecake pan inside the dish with the water.
• Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until the sides of the cheesecake have just set and the center is just barely jiggly.
• Remove it from the oven (it will continue to bake as it cools). Remove the tinfoil and allow the cheesecake to cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
• Once cooled, cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours, or overnight.
• When the cheesecake has chilled in the fridge, remove the pan sides (I like to gently run a dull butter knife along the inner edge of the pan before I release the springform pan sides).
• Serve with caramel sauce (homemade or store-bought) and whipped cream on top, if desired.

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE WITH CARAMEL RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees. Spray 9" springform pan with cooking spray. Wrap foil around pan to catch drips.
• In a small bowl, mix crust ingredients. Press mixture in bottom and 1 inch up side of pan.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minute.
• To minimize cracking of the cheesecake, place shallow pan half full of hot water on lower oven rack.
• For the filling, beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until blended.
• Spoon 3 cups of the mixture onto crust; spread evenly.
• To remaining cream cheese mixture, add pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and cardamom. Mix with wire whisk until smooth.
• Spoon over mixture in pan.
• Bake 1 hour 15 min.to 1 hour 25 min.or until edge of cheesecake is pulled away from edge of pan, but center of cheesecake still jiggles lightly when moved.
• Turn oven off; open oven door at least 4 inches.
• Let cheesecake remain in oven for 30 minutes.
• Cool in pan on cooling rack for 30 minutes.
• Cover loosely, and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, no longer than 24 hours.
• For the sauce, melt the butter over low heat. Add the sugars and heat slowly to combine well. Very important not to let this sauce boil.
• Remove from heat, and stir in the evaporated milk.
• Let cool, and stir in the rum.
• Just before serving, run small metal spatula around edge of pan: carefully remove side of pan.
• Top individual slices with warm sauce and whipped cream if desired.
• Store cheesecake in the refrigerator.

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE WITH WALNUT-GINGER CRUST AND CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place cookie crumbs, walnuts, and 3 tablespoons sugar in a food processor and pulse 3 or 4 times until combined; add butter and pulse 4 or 5 times, or until crumbly. Wrap the outside of a 10-inch springform pan with aluminum foil, then press cookie mixture into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool crust completely on a wire rack. Reduce oven heat to 325 degrees.
• Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer at medium speed 3 minutes, or until creamy. Gradually add brown sugar and the remaining 3/4 cup sugar, beating 4 minutes, or until blended.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Add pumpkin, whipping cream, and pumpkin-pie spice. Beat on low speed of an electric mixer just until blended. Do not overbeat. Pour batter over prepared crust.
• Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until almost set (it will still jiggle in the center). Remove from oven; run a knife around edge of pan. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour. Chill 8 hours or overnight. Garnish with walnut halves and serve with Caramel Sauce.
• Caramel Sauce: Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat; add brown sugar and corn syrup, then cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Gradually add cream, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature.