by ashta 18 Nov 2008

Pumpkin cheesecake

2 blocks cream cheese (use less fat ones for lighter)
3/4 sugar
3 eggs
1 can pumpkin
pinch of each-ginger, cloves, nutmeg
dash or 2 of cinnamon
handful of pecans(you'll need butter and brownsugar to caramlize these)
1 small container of caramel apple dip(light if you need less fat)

Mix 1st 4 ingredients together plus spices. dump in premade graham cracker crust. top with pecans and drizzle with caramel.
Bake at 450 for 10 mins and then lower temp without taking out cake to 250 and bake for 1 hour or until done.

White chocolate lemon-raspberry cheesecake.
3 blocks cream cheese
3 eggs 3/4 c sugar
4 squares white chocolate, melted
zest and juice of one lemon
raspberry preserves or fresh raspberries with sugar(or splenda)

Make as above except do not add the raspberries until you get ready to put batter in pan. Put a little at bototm, add raspberries then add the rest. Bake as above.

Enjoy cuties and thanks!

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by gramsbear 19 Nov 2008

Thanks so much, Love Cheescake, and I collect recipes, so these are a winner, 2 ways! Can't wait to try them both.
Hugs &*4U

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by debrar 19 Nov 2008

This sounds great. I could almost smell them cooking.

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by reddish 19 Nov 2008

these are different & I'm eager to try them; thank you. And flowers for donating...Reddish

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by sueffb1 19 Nov 2008

Yum-O thanks for sharing. Sue

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by sewingerr 19 Nov 2008

ummm yummmy thanks1* :o)

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by celticlady1031 19 Nov 2008

Thanks for the recipe. I have a Red Cross Christmas dinner on Dec. 7 and this would be perfect. I also just finished making all my pumpkin puree. Can you tell me what size can of pumpkin? Do you know how many cups that might be? Thanks again.
Mickey

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ashta by ashta 20 Nov 2008

a can is 16 0z i think or appx 1 3/4 c. Hugs

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by ejtads 19 Nov 2008

Thank you for the recipe.

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by blessinge 19 Nov 2008

These sound wonderful! Makes my mouth water just reeading the recipes. Thanks so much.

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by sqdancer 19 Nov 2008

Thanks so much ashta, will save it for next year, sounds yummy..

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by jrob Moderator 19 Nov 2008

Thank you for sharing!

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by lbrow 19 Nov 2008

oooh! so rich, They sound wonderful. thanks Ashta *4U

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by mygypsy2 19 Nov 2008

Sounds wonderful! Thank you for sharing. *4u

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by lindaavolio 19 Nov 2008

Thank You...Thank You *4U

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by clawton 18 Nov 2008

Sound great!

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by grandmamek 18 Nov 2008

Thank you. They sound wonderful. Can not wait to try them

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by jasanne 18 Nov 2008

They sound yummy. So I can translate the recipe, what weight is a block of cream cheese, and a 'square' of chocolate in the US. In NZ we get cream cheese in varying size containers, and chocolate in anything between 50gram and 350gram blocks.

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jrob by jrob 19 Nov 2008

Cream cheese is 8 ounces. Chocolate comes in a bar that is serrated into squares that are about 1" x 1 " and 1/4" thick.

jasanne by jasanne 19 Nov 2008

Thankyou so much Jerrilyn :)

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by mimisews2 18 Nov 2008

Ashta, those sound wonderful! Question though. Do you cook them in a storebought graham cracker crust, or the usual cheesecake crust that you do yourself in a springform pan?

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ashta by ashta 20 Nov 2008

You can do either actually. I am lazy most days and buy the store bought one, but if you are adventurous the homemade crusts work too... I use vanilla wafers and cinnamon grahams together for the pumpkin.

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by crafter2243 Moderator 18 Nov 2008

These sound scumptious. Thank you

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by marjialexa Moderator 18 Nov 2008

Oh, I haven't had breakfast yet, and my mouth is watering! These are lovely, thank you. Marji

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by marymoore 18 Nov 2008

oh wow these sound great thank you very much

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