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Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake

This is an amazing dessert that will be made earlier in the week so you can focus on your holiday meal!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Chill2 hours
Total Time3 hours 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 bars
Author: Gaby Dalkin

Ingredients

For the Crust

  • 9 ounces Oreo Cookies
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted

For the filling

  • 16 ounces plain cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 ounces dark chocolate chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. Set aside.
  • In a food processor, blend cookies until finely ground, add butter, and pulse until moistened.
  • Transfer crumb mixture to prepared pan, and press gently into bottom. Bake until fragrant and slightly firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  • Place cream cheese in food processor; blend until smooth. Add sugar, pumpkin puree, eggs, flour, pumpkin-pie spice, and salt; process until combined. Set aside.
  • Place chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each, until melted. Add 1 cup pumpkin mixture; stir to combine. Set aside.
  • Pour remaining pumpkin mixture into prepared pan. Drop dollops of chocolate mixture onto pumpkin mixture; swirl. Bake until cheesecake is set but jiggles slightly when gently shaken, 40 to 50 minutes.
  • Cool in pan. Cover; chill until firm, at least 2 hours (and up to 2 days). Using overhang, transfer cake to work surface. With a knife dipped in water, cut into 16 squares. Serve.

Notes

You could make this Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake  4-5 days ahead of time and be fine! Just keep it frozen until the day before and then let it come to room temp before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 244mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 2853IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 3mg