Categories: Desserts
Ingredients
- 8 oz. gingersnap cookies
- 1/4 tsp salt, divided
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 3 8-oz. packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 15 oz. can unseasoned pumpkin puree
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Directions
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Preheat oven to 325. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Tightly wrap the outside of the pan with a large piece of foil, covering the bottom and sides. Put a kettle of water on to boil.
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Pulse cookies and 1/8 tsp salt in a food processor until finely ground. Drizzle in butter and process, scraping down the sides as needed, until the crumbs are evenly moistened. Press the mixture firmly into the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of the prepared pan. Put the crust in the freezer. Clean the food processor.
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Combine cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and the remaining 1/8 tsp salt in the food processor. Process, scraping down the sides as needed, until completely smooth. Remove 1/4 cup of the batter to a small bowl. Add pumpkin, vanilla and pie spice to the food processor and process until smooth.
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Pour the pumpkin batter into the chilled crust. Drizzle the reserved batter over the top and run a skewer or knife through the two batters to swirl together.
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Place the springform pan in a roasting pan. Pour in enough of the boiling water to come 1 inch up the sides of the springform pan. Carefully transfer the roasting pan to the oven. Bake the cheesecake until set around the edges but the center still jiggles slightly, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
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Transfer the roasting pan to a wire rack. Let the cheesecake cool in the water bath until the water is room temp, about 1 hour.
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Remove the pan from the water bath. Remove the foil. Refrigerate the cheesecake until very cold, at least 3 hours.