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Classic Pumpkin Cheesecake

Ingredients
  

crust

  • 1 ½ cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 T. sugar
  • 6 T. melted butter

cheesecake

  • 24 oz soft cream cheese
  • 1 ½ cup light brown sugar packed
  • 15 oz pumpkin puree
  • 4 eggs
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 2 T. flour
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 T. vanilla

Instructions
 

Crust

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter in a bowl.
  • Press into a 9 inch springform pan and a little up the sides. Bake 8 mins and cool

Cheesecake

  • Beat cream cheese and sugar on low until fluffy.
  • On low, add pumpkin, eggs, sour cream, flour, cinnamon, salt and vanilla.
  • Pour over the crust and bake one hour.
  • Shut oven and let cool in oven with door open 30 mins.
  • Mine cracked at this point but no worries-we are going to cover it up and it tastes amazing!
  • Let cool on counter to room temp and then chill until cold or overnight which is even better!
  • Top with homemade whipped cream!