Spider Web Pumpkin Cheesecake

Time6h 10min
Makes16 servings

Ingredients

  • 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

Putting it together

  1. 1.
    Heat oven to 350°F.
  2. 2.
    Mix cookie crumbs and melted butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
  3. 3.
    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.
  4. 4.
    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.
  5. 5.
    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.

Tips and Tricks

Size-Wise:Looking 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 Easy:For 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.

Nutrition Information

Calories:320
Total fat:23g
Saturated fat:13g
Cholesterol:105mg
Sodium:250mg
Total Carbohydrate:24g
Dietary fiber:1g
Total sugars:18g
Protein:5g
Calcium:8% DV
Iron:6% DV