Description
Experience the ultimate dessert fusion with this Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake. Combining rich chocolate and spiced pumpkin, this creamy delight is layered atop a chocolate graham cracker crust, creating a festive centerpiece for your Thanksgiving feast. Each bite offers a harmonious blend of flavors that will leave your guests craving more.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup sour cream
- 3 large eggs
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C) and grease a springform pan with nonstick spray.
- Mix chocolate graham cracker crumbs with melted butter until combined. Press into the bottom of the springform pan and bake for 10 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, beat softened cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, pumpkin puree, sour cream, eggs (one at a time), cocoa powder, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; blend until creamy.
- Pour the filling over the crust and bake for 55-60 minutes until set but slightly jiggly in the center.
- Turn off the oven and crack open the door; cool in the oven for an hour before refrigerating for at least four hours or overnight.
- Carefully remove from the springform pan, slice generously, and serve with whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (120g)
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 290mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 80mg