Pumpkin Cheesecake with Caramel Sauce Recipe | Say Mmm

Ingredients

• 2 cups crushed teddy bear-shaped cinnamon graham snacks (from 10-oz box)
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 4 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup light or dark corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon spiced rum or 1/4 teaspoon rum extract
• Sweetened whipped cream, if desired