Upcountry Pumpkin Cheesecake

Ingredients

• Pumpkin Cheesecake

  • 2 - 8oz. packages of Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 cup Pumpkin Puree
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • Pinch of Nutmeg
  • Pinch of Clove (optional)
  • 9" Pie Crust

• Kula Farms Pumpkin Puree

  • 2 medium Kula Country Farms Pumpkins

• Homemade Whipped Cream

  • 1 / 2 cup - 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract, or more to taste
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar

Preparation

Difficulty:

Medium

 

1. Pumpkin Cheesecake

   1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
   2. Mix cream Cheese, Sugar and Vanilla Extract until combined
   3. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well with each addition
   4. Layer quarter to a half into the crust
   5. Add the Pumpkin puree, Cinnamon and Nutmeg to the remaining Cream Cheese mixture.
   6. Layer this onto the Cream Cheese already in the pie crust
   7. Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into middle of pie is clean.
   8. Refrigerate for 3 hours

2. To Make the Pumpkin Puree

   1. Cut 2 Whole Pumpkins in half, spoon out the seeds and pulp from center
   2. Place Pumpkin pieces on baking sheet
   3. Cook in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until tender
   4. Peel off Pumpkin skin
   5. Place a few chunks of pumpkin in a blender or food processor until smooth. A potato masher may also be used. Set aside.

3. To Make Homemade Whipped Cream

   1. Mix together Heavy Whipping Cream, Vanilla Extract and Powdered Sugar in a mixer and beat until fluffy