Best Pumpkin Hazelnut Cheesecake Recipes

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE WITH GINGERSNAP AND HAZELNUT CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Make the crust: Heat oven to 325°. Wrap the outside of a 9" springform pan with foil and set aside. Combine gingersnap crumbs, hazelnuts, butter, and brown sugar in a food processor, and process until evenly combined. Transfer to pan and press evenly into bottom and halfway up side; bake until set, about 10 minutes. Let cool and set aside. 2. Make the topping: Whisk together sugar, vanilla, and sour cream in a medium bowl until smooth; set aside. 3. Make the filling: Set a kettle of water to boil. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, beat brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, until evenly incorporated. Add cream, syrup, vanilla, and pumpkin, and mix until smooth. Pour filling over crust and place springform pan into a large roasting pan; pour enough boiling water into roasting pan to come halfway up side of spring-form pan. Bake until filling jiggles slightly in the center when the pan is tapped on the side, about 1 hour and 45 minutes. 4. Pour sour cream topping over filling and gently smooth top; continue baking for 5 minutes. Remove springform pan from water bath and let cool completely to room temperature. Chill until set, at least 4 hours or overnight, before serving.

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE WITH HAZELNUT CRUST

Steps:

• For crust: Toast nuts in oven for 10 minutes at 350.
• Cool slightly and rub off skins.
• Place nuts in food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.
• Add sugar and process until nuts are finely chopped, but not greasy.
• Combin nut mixture with butter.
• Pat into bottom of 9" sprinform pan and bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
• Cool before filling.
• For filling: Stir together sugar, spices, and cornstarch.
• Beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Gradually add sugar mixture, scraping sides of bowl often.
• Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well.
• Beat in pumpkin until just blended.
• Pour into crust-lined pan.
• Place pan of water in bottom of oven.
• Bake cake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Reduce oven to 300 and bake another 30 minutes.
• Remove cake from oven and place on cooling rack.
• Cover with a large bowl or pot so that it cools slowly.
• Cool completely before serving.

PUMPKIN HAZELNUT CHEESECAKE WITH WHISKEY SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare crust in advance. Combine crust ingredients, and press on bottom and approximately 2" up the sides of a greased 9" springform pan. Freeze for 20 minutes.
• While crust is chilling, combine all filling ingredients and beat until smooth. Pour into prepared crust.
• Bake 350 degrees for 50 - 55 minutes, or until center is firm. Remove from oven when done, allow to cool completely, and refrigerate overnight.
• When ready to cut into slices, use knife to loosen edge of cake from pan, then release the springform sides and remove cheesecake.
• Top with chilled Grand Marnier Whipped Cream and drizzle generously with warm Whiskey Sauce for the most decadent holiday delight you'll ever taste!

PUMPKIN HAZELNUT CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine ginger snaps and sugar in food processor and process until fine.
• With machine running, add melted butter and process until crumbly.
• Pat into bottom of 9-inch spring-form pan.
• Freeze for 20 minutes.
• In food processor or by hand, beat cream cheese, pumpkin, eggs, sugar, 1/2 cup Frangelico, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and vanilla until completely smooth.
• Pour into prepared crust and bake at 350F for 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the sour cream, confectioners sugar and Frangelico for topping.
• Carefully pour over top of hot cake, smoothing with a spatula.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes longer or until edges begin to bubble.
• Remove from oven, cool completely and refrigerate overnight.
• To serve, run a small knife around the edge of the cake and then release the spring form.
• Transfer to serving platter.
• Decorate with whipped cream and whole hazelnuts.
• Leave cake at room temperature for 45 minutes before serving to improve flavor.