Pumpkin Cheesecake!

This is definitely more of a Fall/Winter dessert, but I am such a fan of both pumpkin and cheesecake so who cares!! This was my first attempt at a homemade cheesecake and I must say that this was a pretty easy recipe for a beginner to follow. This cheesecake is super delicious, especially if you add a chocolate bourbon sauce on top when serving. I used a pre made one from a local chocolate shop called Dude, Sweet. Mmm, bon appetit!

Pumpkin Cheesecake! (From thefoodchannel.com)

Ingredients-

• 12 ounces 

  Philadelphia cream cheese, room temperature
• 5/8 cups

  sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon

  finely grated lemon peel
• 3 large

  eggs, room temperature
• 8 ounces

  pure pumpkin
• 1/4 cup

  sour cream
• 1 tablespoons

  all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoons

  vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon

  ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon

  ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon

  ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon

  ground cloves
  
  Pinch of salt
  
  Graham cracker crust
• Directions-

  
  

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 
  
  2. Beat cream cheese, sugar, and lemon peel within electric mixer until smooth.

  
  

  
  

  3. Add eggs, pumpkin, sour cream, flour, vanilla, spices and salt. Mix until smooth. 

  
  

  4. Pour mixture into crust and place on a baking sheet.

  
  

  
  

  5. Bake 2 hours.

  6. Take out of oven and let cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate in springform pan until cold, about 4 hours. Unmold, cover and chill.