Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake

1-1 /2 cups/375 mL gingersnap cookie crumbs
(about 32 cookies)
1 /4 cup/60 mL unsalted butter,melted
2 packages (8 oz/227 g each)cream cheese,softened
3 /4 cup/180 mL sugar,divided
1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Original Double-Strength Vanilla
(Item #01008 )
3 eggs
1 cup/250 mL canned or cooked pumpkin
1-1 /2 tsp/7.5 mL Watkins Pumpkin Pie Spice
(#01982)
Cooking Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400 °F/200 °C.Combine crumbs and butter.Press firmly over bottom and up sides of pie plate.Bake for 5 minutes;remove from oven and let cool.Reduce oven temperature to 325 °F/170 °C.In large mixer bowl,beat cream cheese,1 /2 cup/120 mL
sugar and vanilla until blended.Beat in eggs one at a time.Reserve 1 cup/250 mL batter.Add remaining sugar,pumpkin and Pumpkin Pie Spice to remaining batter;mix well.Alternately layer pumpkin and cream cheese batters over crust.Cut batters with knife several times for marbled effect.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until cheesecake springs back when slightly touched.Loose cheesecake from rim of pan.Let cool to room temperature,then chill.
Makes 12 servings.
Anne Thomas
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