Coffeeshop Author Talk Magazine October 2013, Vol. I, Issue IV | Page 4

Spider Web Pumpkin Cheesecake

what you need
18 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
3 eggs
1 cup BREAKSTONE’S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
1 oz. BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
1 tsp. butter or margarine

make it
HEAT oven to 350°F.
MIX cookie crumbs and melted butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add pumpkin and spice; mix well. Add
eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
BAKE 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set; cool slightly. Carefully spread sour cream over top of cheesecake. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
MICROWAVE chocolate and 1 tsp. butter in microwaveable bowl on MEDIUM (50%) 30 sec.; stir until chocolate is completely melted. Drizzle over cheesecake in spiral pattern. Starting at center of cheesecake, pull toothpick through lines from center of cheesecake to outside edge to resemble a spider’s web. Refrigerate 4 hours.
kraft kitchens tipsSIZE-WISELooking for a dessert to make for Halloween? This special-occasion dessert is sure
to fit the bill since it makes enough to serve a crowd of 16. MAKE IT EASYFor easy drizzling, pour melted chocolate into small plastic bag. Snip off a small piece from one of the bottom corners of the bag. Gently squeeze bag
to drizzle chocolate over cheesecake as directed.

Recipe Courtesy of http://www.KraftRecipes.com