Lightened-Up Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake

The perfect fall dessert, and the most beautiful finish to your Thanksgiving dinner: Lightened-Up Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake. This cheesecake has all of the classics flavorings of a pumpkin cheesecake: starting with a graham cracker crust, working up to a flavorful filling of pumpkin with cinnamon, vanilla, cloves, and nutmeg. You will never believe that this cheesecake is "lightened-up," and with no use of artificial sweeteners, the flavors of this dessert are appealing to all. Be sure to include this recipe in your holiday menu this year.

Course dessert, snack

Cuisine American

Keyword cheesecake, pumpkin cheesecake

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1 15

Servings

Calories 203kcal

Author Steph

Equipment

spring form pan

Ingredients

Crust

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup light butter used: Land 'o Lakes light butter with canola oil

Pumpkin Cheesecake

8 oz light cream cheese Neufchatel; used: Philadelphia 1/3 fat
1/2 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
1 tbsp maple syrup
1/4 cup sugar
15 oz pumpkin puree
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1.5 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp kosher salt
whipped topping and extra cinnamon for serving I used fat-free Cool Whip

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F.
Spray the bottom of a spring-form pan with non-stick cooking spray.
In a bowl, melt the light butter and combine with the graham cracker crumbs.
Press this mixture into the bottom of the spring form pan until the entire bottom is covered. Do not worry about the sides of the pan.
Bake the crust for 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool while you prepare the other ingredients.
In a mixing bowl, add the other ingredients and whisk using an electric hand mixer.
Spray the bottom and sides of the spring form pan with more cooking spray, and pour the cheesecake filling into the crust.
Bake for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, turn the oven off, but leave the cheesecake in the oven for another 15 minutes.
Remove the cheesecake to cool on the counter top. Once at room temperature, move to the fridge.
Refrigerate minimum of 4 hours before eating. Serve with whipped topping and more cinnamon.

Notes

WW Points:

9 WW points (blue, green and purple plans)

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