Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

I love cheesecake and I love making them. I prefer a swirl rather than an entire pumpkin flavor because I love the taste of both flavors. Enjoy!

Confession time- we ate the first one before we got the finished product picture so we had to make another…darn! 😉

Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

1 Cup Graham Cracker crumbs

2 Tbs Sugar

3 Tbs Butter, melted

3 Packages 8 oz. Cream Cheese

1 Cup Sugar

1 tps Vanilla

3 large Eggs

8 oz. Pumpkin Puree

1 1/2 tsp Pumpkin Spices (1 tsp Cinnamon, 1/4 tsp Ginger and 1/4 tsp Nutmeg)

Directions:  Crust – In a small bowl mix Graham Cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Grease the bottom of a 9″ spring form pan. Press crumb mixture into the bottom of the pan and set aside.

Filling – Mix together cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla. Mix in eggs one at a time. Separate the filling into two bowls. To one of the bowls add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, pumpkin puree and spices.

To swirl – Pour half of the plain filling over the crust and smooth it out to the sides. Add 2/3 of the pumpkin filling and smooth to the sides. Do the same with the remaining plain filling. With the remaining pumpkin filling, drop spoonfuls evenly over the last layer. Smooth out a little, then use a knife to swirl the two colors. Don’t over do it, the colors will blend.

*Note- I don’t usually care if my personal cheesecake has a crack across the top, but when I make them for someone else, I do. To avoid this, place your full spring form pan onto a baking sheet and add enough water to the baking sheet to almost fill it. This will add moisture when baking and it won’t crack.

Bake at 325* for 55 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes. Use a knife around the edges to loosen crust. Cool 1 hour more before putting in the refrigerator to chill for several hours or overnight.

Serve chilled.

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Pumpkins Are Healthy Too

What better time to talk about the nutritional value of pumpkin than right in the middle of pumpkin overload season. Katie from Girl Meets Nourishment has a guest blogger with some great information about the nutritional value of pumpkin.

Enjoy this article and come back for some awesome pumpkin recipes.

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Robin’s Pumpkin Stuffed Crepes

Crepe Ingredients:

1 Cup of flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup of milk
1 1/2 cup of water
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons of melted butter

Filling Ingredients:

1/2 Cup of sugar
1/2 cup of powdered sugar
1/2 cup of Pumpkin
1 cup of cream cheese
1/2 tsp of vanilla
1 tsp of cinnamon
1/4 tsp of nutmeg
1/4 tsp of ginger
1/8 tsp of cloves

Directions:

Crepes:
Whisk flour and eggs together. Slowly mix in water and milk. Finally, add the salt and melted butter. Make sure the batter is smooth. Put enough batter in the pan to just cover the bottom.
Cook on medium/medium-high for about two minutes on each side in a lightly oiled pan.

Filling:
Mix all ingredients together.

Finished product:
Fill crepe with filling and roll up. For added deliciousness you can put on whipped cream or powdered sugar.

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Scrumptious Pumpkin French Toast

Easy Pumpkin French Toast

5 eggs

1/4 Cup Milk or water

1/4 Cup Pumpkin puree

1/2 tsp Vanilla

3 Tbs Sweetener of choice (honey, maple syrup, brown sugar)

3 tsp Pumpkin Spices- (1 tsp Cinnamon, 1/2 tsp Ginger, 1/4 tsp Clove, 1/4 tsp Nutmeg)

8-10 slices of bread of choice  (I cut a couple pieces in 3rd’s before dipping to make french toast sticks for my little ones).

~Beat together all ingredients with a whisk. Dip bread to cover both sides and shake off extra mix. Bake on a buttered griddle about 350* for 2-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

Serve with warm syrup, whipped cream or ice cream. YUM!

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Falling Leaves Curtain

You’ll need:

Construction paper- green,

brown, red, yellow and orange.

Leaf stencils (or draw free hand) can be various shapes and sizes.

Pencil

Yarn- Brown or green for vines or a color to match your backdrop.

Scissors

Tape or stapler

What to do:

Trace or draw leaves on construction paper.

Cut out leaves- The more jagged the edges, the more cutting you have to do.

Add viens (Optional glitter)

Cut several pieces of yarn long enough to hang over windows.

Attach leaves to yarn. I found taping across the back worked best for me.

Hang over windows by pinning or using Fall Clothes Pins.

Use several strings to make a curtain.

Optional:

Use scrapbooking paper instead of construction paper.

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