Kelly Ripa, fellow mama of 3, is my FAVORITE person to watch on TV — so smart, funny and down-to-earth at the same time.
Years ago on her talkshow, she shared a recipe for her Pumpkin Cheesecake and I downloaded it from the show’s website. I’ve been using it ever since as part of our Thanksgiving feast, and it’s one of the things we look forward to the most. If you’re looking for something new (and easy) to add to this year’s lineup of Thanksgiving desserts, I can highly recommend this one.
Happy baking!
Ingredients:
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 egg
1/4 cp sugar- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pumpkin Layer:
- 2 eggs
- 1 15-oz can of pumpkin puree
- 1/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 cp sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- Dash of nutmeg
- Dash of salt
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 325 F
- In a bowl, mix 8 oz cream cheese with 1/4 cp sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract, and 1 egg
- Once well combined, blend using a blender and set aside
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine all “Pumpkin Layer” ingredients until well blended and set aside
- In a frozen pie crust, add the cream cheese mix, followed by the “Pumpkin Layer” mix
- Bake in the oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes
