Pumpkin-Bourbon Cheesecake with Graham-Pecan Crust | America's Test Kitchen

Name: Pumpkin-Bourbon Cheesecake with Graham-Pecan Crust | America's Test Kitchen
Total time: 675 min
Ingredients: 3 ounces (85 grams) graham crackers (5 whole crackers), broken into large pieces; 3 tablespoons granulated sugar; 2 ounces (57 grams) pecans,chopped (about 1/2 cup); 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 1 1/3 cups (9 1/3 ounces/265 grams) granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon allspice; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 1 can pumpkin (15 ounces/425 grams); 1 1/2 pounds (680 grams) cream cheese, cut into 1-inch chunks and left to soften at room temperature, about 30 minutes; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 5 large eggs, left at room temperature, about 30 minutes; 1 cup heavy cream; 1/4 cup bourbon

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Some 30 cheesecakes later--that's more than 11,000 grams of fat and 150,000 calories--we find a clever way to take pumpkin cheesecake from heavy and sodden to creamy and velvety.

Keywords

Desserts or Baked Goods
Vegetarian
Make Ahead
Holiday
Cakes
Cheese
Thanksgiving

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Ingredients

3 ounces (85 grams) graham crackers (5 whole crackers), broken into large pieces
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 ounces (57 grams) pecans,chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 1/3 cups (9 1/3 ounces/265 grams) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1 can pumpkin (15 ounces/425 grams)
1 1/2 pounds (680 grams) cream cheese, cut into 1-inch chunks and left to soften at room temperature, about 30 minutes
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 large eggs, left at room temperature, about 30 minutes
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup bourbon