Ingredients for - Smart Cookie's Spiderweb Pumpkin Cheesecake
How to cook deliciously - Smart Cookie's Spiderweb Pumpkin Cheesecake
1 . Stage
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray and wrap the outside with foil.
2 . Stage
Pulse gingersnap cookies into fine crumbs in a food processor. Transfer to a medium mixing bowl. Pulse pecans in the same food processor bowl until finely ground. Add to the cookie mixture and mix in melted butter.
3 . Stage
Press the cookie and pecan mixture into the bottom and halfway up the sides of the springform pan.
4 . Stage
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on the edges, about 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
5 . Stage
Beat cream cheese with sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, stopping occasionally to scrape the sides of the bowl, until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until combined and scraping the sides of the bowl after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract.
6 . Stage
Pour about 1/2 of the batter into a different bowl and set aside.
7 . Stage
Add pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice to the batter in the stand mixer bowl and mix until combined.
8 . Stage
Transfer 1/4 cup of the plain batter into a piping bag or plastic storage bag. Spread the rest over the pie crust. Top with the pumpkin cheesecake batter.
9 . Stage
Pipe remaining plain batter into 5 concentric circles on the top of the cheesecake. Drag the tip of a toothpick or small knife out from the center of the batter to the edge, wiping it down between each pull, to create a spider web effect.
10 . Stage
Place the springform pan in the bottom of a roasting pan; fill roasting pan halfway up with warm water to create a water bath.
11 . Stage
Carefully transfer cheesecake to the oven and bake until edges are set, top is no longer shiny, and center is still a little jiggly, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
12 . Stage
Turn the oven off and prop the door open at least 4 inches. Leave the cheesecake in the oven for an additional 30 minutes.
13 . Stage
Remove cheesecake from the oven and water bath. Run a knife around the edge to prevent sticking and cool on a cooling rack for 30 minutes more. Cover loosely and chill for at least 6 hours, or overnight.
14 . Stage
Run a knife around the edge of the pan and carefully remove the sides of the springform pan. Slice and serve.