What could possibly be more festive than Pumpkin Eggnog Cheesecake this holiday season!
Twas' the night before Thanksgiving, and visions of cheesecakes and pies danced in my head... the only thing was, I couldn't quite decide what holiday dessert to make. It was getting late, so rather than push my fickle mind into a decision, I decided to go with a "fly by the seat of me pants" baking strategy, and started popping things into the mixer.
The direction of a Pumpkin Eggnog Cheesecake recipe quickly started to emerge. It was sort of a cross between a pumpkin pie, chiffon pie, custard and cheesecake, with a bit of extra nutmeg, to ensure "eggnogginess"... sort of an all-in-one holiday dessert.
I crossed my fingers, as I put this baby in the oven, and carefully watched the progress as it baked. An hour and a half later, it was nicely set, with barely a hint of cracking. So far so good, hopefully the taste and texture would fare as well the next day.
All was well, on Turkey Day. The Pumpkin Eggnog cheesecake was not as dense as a typical cheesecake. It was moist and the pumpkin showed through nicely, there was a mild tang from the cream cheese and subtle eggnog taste, as well. My reckless last minute concoction was a success.
Holiday Dessert Recipes!
Here are a few more dessert recipes to consider for your holiday table.
- Butternut Squash Bread
- Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
- Cranberry Cake (Bundt)
- Keto Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Eggnog Whipped Cream
- Pumpkin Dump Cake recipe
NOTE: The recipe does not include premade eggnog. This is NOT a mistake. The ingredients of the cheesecake provide the eggnog flavor.
Pumpkin Eggnog Cheesecake Recipe
Equipment
- Springform pan
Ingredients
- 16 oz cream cheese regular or ⅓ less fat two 8 oz. packages of room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 15 oz can of pumpkin
- 1 can of evaporated milk regular or fat-free
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tbs maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 packet unflavored gelatin
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- crust recipe of choice graham cracker, crumbled cookie, oatmeal* or nut crust I used the one from my Oatmeal Pear Tarts recipe.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare crust mixture and spread out in bottom of large spring-form pan, that has been coated with non-stick spray. Press gently down on it, to firm it up & bake for about 12 minutes to set. Put aside to cool.
- Cream together the cream cheese and sugars.
- Beat eggs in small bowl, then add to mixture. Stir.
- Add remaining ingredients, and mix well.
- Pour into the spring-form pan, over the crust.
- Loosely wrap bottom of pan in aluminum foil, and create water bath by placing in shallow pan with about a ½ to ¾ inch of water.
- Bake for 1 hr 15 minutes. Center will be set and edges will be starting to pull away. You may see faint cracks in edges, but they will be subtle.
- Remove form oven to cool, then refrigerate. Release from spring-form before serving.
- Top each slice with whipped cream and a pinch of nutmeg.
Leilani says
My husband would absolutely love this. He loves pumpkin and eggnog. I'm gonna try this one just for him.
Billie says
Yummy! Mouth watering here. I don't know if I could pull this recipe off though.
Jenn @therebelchick says
I'm on a really restrictive diet right now but man would I cheat for this!!
Jennifer The Quirky Momma says
I usually run the other way from eggnog, but this looks very interesting and delicious. Something to try, definitely! Thanks for sharing!
Marcie W. says
Holy yum! I adore cheesecake and would love to try this unique variety.
Kathleen says
Looks amazing and so creamy!
Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy says
That looks super tasty!
Sheri says
That looks amazing.
Stefani says
I would love to try it!
Lolo says
Oh my gosh, this sounds great!
Jennifer says
I've never had pumpkin cheesecake before. That's like the best of both worlds!
Courtney says
I'm not usually a fan of pumpkin pie, but whoa!
Carol says
This looks so good! I love eggnog. I'm wondering if eggnog could replace the evaporated milk in the recipe? Thoughts?
Robin Gagnon says
I would think it would work. I'd love to hear how it turns out.
Jennifer says
I made this cheesecake last year and I substituted an equal amount of eggnog for the can of evaporated milk. I had to bake it about 1/2 hour longer. Everyone loved it.
Robin Gagnon says
Thank you for sharing your recipe results and adding this tip.
Lauren says
Just wondering what you do with the gelatin? Do you dissolve it first and then add it or do you just add the packet right into the actual cheesecake batter? I've had issues in the past working with gelatin and I wouldn't want to mess up this recipe!!
Robin Gagnon says
In this particular recipe I just added the dry gelatin.