Baked Pumpkin Cheesecake


Ingredients

Serves: 12

2 packets (250g) cream cheese
3/4 cup (185g) white sugar
470g cooked, pureed pumpkin
1¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 eggs
¼ teaspoon salt
2 prepared 20cm pastry shells

Preparation

Prep:20  mins | Cook:50  mins

1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees C.

2. Beat together the cream cheese and the sugar, add the pumpkin and the spices. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add salt. Beat until creamy. Pour the batter evenly into the two pastry shells.

3. Bake for 50 minutes or until the knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool then top with whipped cream, if desired, or sprinkle with nutmeg.