Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake: A Decadent Treat
If you want a spin on a classic fall dessert and want to create a special treat for you and your guests, then you’ve got to try this pumpkin pie cheesecake recipe.
Rich, smooth and bursting with flavors of pumpkin, cream and autumn spices, this recipe is sure to be a hit. Also, this recipe uses all natural ingredients and is full of good fats.
I can’t wait for you to indulge in this creamy and decadent pumpkin dessert recipe!
Key ingredients
Almond flour: Low in saturated fatty acids, rich in unsaturated fatty acids and containing filling fiber, almonds are one of the healthiest nuts. They also feature unique and protective phytosterol antioxidants as well as plant protein.
Pumpkin: Did you know that pumpkins are technically fruits? It’s true, as fruits are edible products of seed-bearing, flowering plants. This “fruit” is high in fiber, low in calories, and full of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, copper and manganese.
Goat cheese: One of the healthiest cheeses and very workable in recipes, the nutrition benefits of goat cheese include providing calcium, healthy fats, probiotics, phosphorus, copper, protein, B vitamins and iron.
Those aren’t the only ingredients in this pumpkin pie cheesecake recipe, of course. The other ingredients that help bring up the flavor include:
- almond flour
- coconut sugar
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- butter
- ginger
- nutmeg
- cream cheese
- goat’s milk yogurt
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- sea salt
How to make pumpkin pie cheesecake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix the almond flour, crushed almonds, coconut sugar, baking soda and cinnamon together in a bowl.
Melt the butter, and stir it into the flour mixture until it’s even. Pour the almond mixture into a 10-inch springform pan, and press firmly into the bottom.
This will make one of the great gluten-free crusts that you can use for other pies, by the way.
Bake until crust is set, about 10 minutes.
In a separate bowl, beat together goat cheese and the second quantity of coconut sugar. Add in cream cheese (you can go with a vegan cream cheese or goat cream cheese if you’ve avoiding cow-based dairy) and beat for one minute.
Add remaining ingredients, and beat until the mixture is very smooth, about 2 more minutes.
Transfer the batter to prepared pan, and bake on a rack positioned in middle of oven for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cake is set.
Allow it to cool completely. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 4–5 hours before serving.
Interesting in another holiday-ready dessert? Try this gluten-free pecan pie.
Other pumpkin recipes
- Pumpkin spice latte
- Pumpkin butter
- Blueberry pumpkin pancakes
- Toaster pastry with sugar pumpkin filling
- Pumpkin cashew soup
- Pumpkin bars
- Vegan pumpkin pie ice cream
Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Recipe
- Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
You’ve tried pumpkin pie and cheesecake, but what about pumpkin pie cheesecake? It’s a sublime flavor that comes together beautifully with these ingredients and is sure to be a hit with your loved ones.
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- ½ cup almonds, crushed
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 10 inch springform pan
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 8 ounces chèvre goat cheese
- 1½ cups coconut sugar
- 16 ounces organic cream cheese
- 1¼ cup pumpkin
- ¾ cup organic goat’s milk yogurt
- 3 eggs
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix almond flour, crushed almonds, ¼ cup coconut sugar, baking soda and cinnamon together in a bowl.
- Stir in butter until almond mixture is even. Pour almond mixture into a 10-inch springform pan and press firmly into the bottom.
- Bake until crust is set, about 10 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, beat together goat cheese and 1½ cups coconut sugar.
- Add in cream cheese and beat for 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients and beat until mixture is very smooth, about 2 more minutes.
- Transfer batter to prepared pan and bake on a rack positioned in middle of oven for about 1 hour, 15 minutes or until cake is set.
- Allow it to cool completely. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4–5 hours.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 85 min
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (142g)
- Calories: 476
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 383mg
- Fat: 31.8g
- Saturated Fat: 14.2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15.2g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 35.9g
- Fiber: 2.3g
- Protein: 14.2g
- Cholesterol: 96mg
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31 Comments
that would be too sweet – way too much sugar. It’s easier to taste the pumpkin with less sugar.
I am looking forward to making this cake for Thanksgiving.
This recipe is intriguing: any suggestions to reduce the amount of sugar, granulated Lakanto Monk Fruit sweetener, Swerve brand, or alluose maybe?
I would definitely use half the sugar and add monk fruit sweetener if needed.
Rice Malt syrup and organic (raw) honey to taste with extra organic Indian Cinnamon 😋
The recipe looks amazing, however I am allergic to almonds. Can you recommend another flour that will work just as well as the Almond?
How about walnut or cashew? make your own blend.
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It may be more useful if posted as a printable, downloadable receipe.
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What can I substitute for goat cheese. ??
Will spreadable goat cheese work for this recipe if you can’t find the one you listed? Just curious.
Allergic to eggs. Can I use egg substitute?
Hi Mj, here are the substitutions I recommend: One egg = ½ mashed banana, ¼ cup applesauce, 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed meal + 3 tablespoons water; 1 tablespoon chia + 3 tablespoons water (allow both to sit for 10-15 minutes to thicken). I hope this helps!
This looks different and good.Not eating today so will try I’n a few. It’s very orange?
Costco has great tasting goat cheese and its very inexpensive!
This looks different and good.Not eating today so will try I’n a few. It’s very orange like cheddar cheese.
I used this recipe for our Thanksgiving, and it was a huge success! I had leftover batter, as I didn’t make my own crust, but used a gluten free one instead. So, I made mini cheesecake bites! :)
Cannot find chèvre goat cheese, what could I use instead?
Thanks
It depends on the tool you are using to beat the mixture with or if you are using your hands. Just beat until mixture is smooth.
I just can’t stomach goat cheese. Any suggestions for a substitute? This looks really delicious, especially the crust!
It has more of the “cheesecake” texture and taste than of goat cheese in this recipe!
Do you know approximately how many calories?
You can get the nutrition facts here: http://nutritiondata.self.com/mynd/myrecipes/welcome?returnto=/mynd/myrecipes
If I can’t find goat’s milk yogurt what could I use instead?
Coconut milk yogurt or a thick kefir
Greek yogurt or Nancy’s.