Amaretto e Zucca Torta Di Formaggio
Impress your guests this holiday season with homemade desserts like this one for Amaretto Pumpkin Cheesecake!
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 c finely chopped pecans
- ½ c all-purpose flour
- ½ c brown sugar
- ¼ c graham cracker crumbles
- 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
- 1 egg yolk
Filling:
- 1 ½ c pumpkin puree
- ½ c brown sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 3 packages cream cheese
- ½ c maple syrup
- 2 tbsp. Amaretto
- ¼ c sour cream
Topping:
- 1 c sour cream
- 1 tsp Amaretto
- 1 tsp sugar
Directions:
For the crust:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Butter a springform pan and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper.
- Combine pecans, flour, brown sugar, graham cracker crumbs, butter, and yolk in large bowl.
- Press mixture evenly into the bottom of the greased springform pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes and set aside to cool.
- Lower oven temperature to 300.
For the filling:
- Combine pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, and spices in large mixing bowl and set aside.
- Use electric mixer to beat the cream cheese, maple syrup, and Amaretto until smooth.
- Combine with sour cream and pumpkin mixture.
Enjoy!
