Pressure Cooker Pumpkin Cheesecake
This pumpkin cheesecake recipe is one of my favorites! It’s so easy to make and only takes a few minutes in the pressure cooker. The result is a rich and creamy dessert that’s perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
- -1/4 cup pecans or pecan pieces
- -8 graham cracker sheets
- -1 tablespoon brown sugar or turbinado sugar
- -1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- -1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- -12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- -1/4 cup heavy cream
- -1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
- -1/2 cup brown sugar or turbinado sugar -1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk, at room temperature 1 cup heavy cream -sprinkling of ground cinnamon – chopped toasted pecans
Instructions
1. Line the base of a 7-inch round springform pan or 7-inch by 3-inch push-pan with parchment paper and lightly grease the sides of the pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
2. Toast pecans in a dry skillet over medium heat on the stovetop for 4 to 5 minutes until they become fragrant; watch carefully to avoid burning. Alternatively, toast the pecans in a 350°F oven for about 10 minutes, checking frequently, until toasted and fragrant. Allow nuts to cool.
3. In a food processor, process cooled pecans and graham crackers to fine crumbs then add brown sugar, melted butter, and salt; using 1-second pulses, process mixture until it resembles damp sand.
4 transfer crumb mixture to prepared pan and press firmly into an even layer on bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of pan; use bottom of a drinking glass to firmly press crumbs into bottom . Place pan in freezer while you make filling .
5 In now empty food processor , combine cream cheese , heavy cream , pumpkin puree , brown sugar , flour , vanilla ,and pumpkin pie spice ;process mixture for five 1 second pulses just until smooth stopping
Nutrition Facts
- Serving size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated fat: 12 g
- Trans fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Sugar: 22 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 7g