Pumpkin Cheesecake With Bourbon-Butter Sauce

Pumpkin Cheesecake With Bourbon-Butter Sauce


1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Spray bottom of 9-inch spring form pan with non-stick cooking spray (do not spray sides).

3. Wrap outside of pan with heavy duty aluminum foil.

4. In medium bowl stir together graham cracker, 1/4 cup sugar, orange peel and 1 teaspoon nutmeg.

5. Add 1/3 cup melted butter; stir until crumbs are well moistened.

6. Press mixture evenly over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of spring form pan.

7. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

8. In large bowl beat cream cheese at medium-low speed until smooth.

9. Beat in 1 cup sugar until smooth.

10. Add eggs one at a time, beating just until combined.

11. Beat in sour cream, pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, salt and nutmeg.

12. (Do not overbeat) Pour into spring form pan.

13. Place spring form pan in large shallow roasting pan or broiler pan.

14. Fill roasting pan with enough water to come to 1/2 inch up sides of spring form pan.

15. Bake 65 minutes or until edges are puffed and top looks dull and is dry to touch.

16. Center should be less set than edges and will move when pan is tapped.

17. It should ripple as if liquid.

18. Remove from oven; remove from water bath.

19. Cool completely on wire rack.

20. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.

21. To make sauce, melt 1/2 cup butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.

22. Whisk in brown sugar until mixture is smooth.

23. Whisk in cream and bourbon; bring to a boil.

24. Pour into medium bowl; cool completely.

25. Serve with cheesecake.

26. Refrigerate leftovers.

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