Pumpkin Tahini Cheesecake

Pumpkin Tahini Cheesecake

Recipe by Despy from allrecipes.com

Dessert 12 Hr. 25 Mins.

Ingredients

16

16 servings

  • 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • ¼ cup crushed pecans
  • 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cups white sugar
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • ⅛ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg
  • ¼ cup tahini
  • ¼ cup pecan pieces

Instructions

  • Mix graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup sugar, butter, and 2 tablespoons tahini together in a bowl. Press into the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan. Sprinkle 1/4 crushed pecans over the prepared crust.
  • Place cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat in egg until smooth. Beat in egg yolk. Mix in sour cream and vanilla extract. Add 1 1/4 cups sugar, heavy cream, and flour; blend until smooth. Spread 2 cups of batter over the crust to form the first filling layer.
  • Stir pumpkin puree, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg into the remaining batter in the bowl. Spread over the first layer of filling.
  • Place cheesecake in a cold oven. Set oven temperature to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Bake cheesecake until set, 3 hours and 10 minutes. Crack the oven door open and let cheesecake cool inside for 1 hour. Refrigerate until firm, 8 to 24 hours.
  • Spread 1/4 cup tahini over the surface of the cheesecake; arrange pecan pieces decoratively on top.

Nutritional Facts

Per 16 servings

  • Calories: 496
  • Carbohydrate: 36g
  • Fat: 37g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 8g
  • Sugar: 25g

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