Pumpkin Cheesecake
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups gingersnap crumbs
½ cup finely chopped pecans
⅓ cup butter, melted
2—8-ounce packages cream cheese
¾ cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions:
Combine crumbs, pecans, and butter; press onto bottom and 1 ½ inches up the sides of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees, 10 minutes
Combine cream cheese, ½ cups sugar, and vanilla, mixing at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add remaining sugar, pumpkin and spices; mix well. Bake at 350 degrees, 55 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill.
I used a topping made from sour cream and sugar, both are to taste, with a little lemon juice. Normally about ¾ cup sour cream with ⅓ cup sugar, and a teaspoon of lemon juice. A little more or less depending on how much coverage you want!