Posted by: Jessica
I made this for Thanksgiving last year and it was extremely popular. This recipe is from Our Best Bites. The picture I have for this is awful but I'll post it anyway, until I get a better one.
This recipe takes some time, but it is well worth it!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cinnamon graham cracker crumbs (just short of 2 sleeves)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
- 2 8-oz packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 5 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 bag toffee bits
- 1 15-oz pumpkin (or use homemade, it's 1 3/4 cup)
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 2/3 cups sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie seasoning
- 1/8 tsp salt
- Cool whip for topping (or make your own)
Instructions:
1. Heat oven to 300* Spray a 9 or 10" springform pan with cooking spray. In a small bowl, mix crumbs and butter. Press in bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in 2 of the eggs. Stir in 1 cup of the toffee bits. Spread over crust.
3. In a clean bowl, mix pumpkin, whipping cream, 2/3 cup sugar, the cinnamon, pumpkin pie seasoning, salt, and remaining 3 eggs just until blended. slowly and carefully spoon over cheesecake layer.
4. Bake for 2 hours or until edge of cheesecake is set at least 2 inches from edge of pan but center still jiggles slightly when moved. Turn oven off; open oven door at least 4 inches. Leave cheesecake in oven for 30 minutes. Run spatula around edge of pan. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight. Run spatula around edge of pan; remove side of pan. Pipe whipped topping or whipped cream around edges of cheesecake; sprinkle with remaining toffee bits.
