Spider Web Pumpkin Cheesecake

Name: Spider Web Pumpkin Cheesecake
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 370 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 18 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups); 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted; 3 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; ¾ cup sugar; 1 can pumpkin; 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice; 3 eggs; 1 cup sour cream; 1 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate; 1 tsp. butter or margarine

Need a grown up Halloween dessert? This homemade pumpkin cheesecake with an OREO Cookie crust and easy spider web design is the perfect recipe!

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 16 servings.

Ingredient list

18 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
3 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
¾ cup sugar
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate
1 tsp. butter or margarine

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F.

Mix cookie crumbs and melted butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add pumpkin and spice; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

Bake 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set; cool slightly. Carefully spread sour cream over top of cheesecake. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.

Melt chocolate as directed on package. Add 1 tsp. butter; stir until butter is melted and mixture is well blended. Drizzle over cheesecake in spiral pattern. Starting at center of cheesecake, pull toothpick through lines from center of cheesecake to outside edge to resemble a spider's web. Refrigerate 4 hours.

Recipe Tips

Size-WiseLooking for a dessert to make for Halloween? This special-occasion dessert is sure to fit the bill since it makes enough to serve a crowd of 16.
Make it EasyFor easy drizzling, pour melted chocolate into small plastic bag. Snip off a small piece from one of the bottom corners of the bag. Gently squeeze bag to drizzle chocolate over cheesecake as directed.