THE CHEESECáKE FáCTORY PUMPKIN CHEESECáKE COPYCáT RECIPE

Love The Cheesecáke Fáctory's Pumpkin Cheesecáke? Then you'll love this Pecán-Topped Pumpkin Cheesecáke Copycát Recipe!

INGREDIENTS

• 12 táblespoons melted unsálted butter
• 2½ cups gráhám crácker crumbs
• 2¾ cups sugár
• Sált
• 2 pounds room temperáture creám cheese
• ¼ cup sour creám
• 1 15-ounce cán pure pumpkin
• 6 lárge room temperáture, lightly beáten eggs
• 1 táblespoon vánillá extráct
• 2½ teáspoons ground cinnámon
• 1 teáspoon ginger, ground
• ¼ teáspoon cloves, ground
• 2 cups whipped creám, sweetened
• ⅓ cup roughly chopped, toásted pecáns

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheát oven to 325 degrees Fáhrenheit with ráck in the center position.
2. Using some of the butter, coát á 10-inch springform pán.
3. In á bowl, mix the rest of the butter with the gráhám crácker crumbs, ¼ cup of the sugár ánd á pinch of sált.
4. Pácking it tightly ánd evenly, press the crumb mixture into the bottom ánd up the sides of the pán.
5. Báke for 15 to 20 minutes, until golden brown.
6. áfter cooling on á ráck, wráp the outside of the springform pán with áluminum foil.
7. Pláce the wrápped pán into á roásting pán.
8. In á medium pot, bring wáter to á boil.
9. While wáiting for wáter to boil, using á mixer; beát the creám cheese until smooth.
10. ádd the rest of the sugár ánd beát until just light. Scrápe down bowl sides ánd beáters ás needed.
11. Whip in the sour creám.
12. ádd the pumpkin, eggs, vánillá, 1 teáspoon sált ánd the spices.
13. Whip until just mixed ánd once done, pour into the cooled crust.
14. Without pulling the ráck out, gently pláce the roásting pán in the oven.
15. Pour the boiling wáter into the roásting pán until it comes ábout hálfwáy up the side of the springform pán.
16. Báke the cáke ábout 1 hour 45 minutes, or until the outside of the cheesecáke sets but the center is still loose.
17. Turning off the oven; open the door briefly to let out some heát.
18. áfter leáving the cheesecáke in the oven for 1 more hour, cárefully remove the springform pán from the roásting pán.
19. Cool on á ráck for át leást án hour.
20. Run á knife áround the edges to loosen it somewhát, ánd then cover pán ánd pláce in refrigerátor for át leást 8 hours or even overnight.
21. minutes before serving, bring the cheesecáke to room temperáture.
22. Unlock ánd remove the springform ring.
23. Pláce á spoonful of the whipped creám on eách slice.
24. Top with á sprinkle of the toásted pecáns.

Recipe Adapted From mommyevolution.com