I first saw this recipe a few years ago in an advertisement for Philly Cream Cheese and loved it! I used to make it annually for Thanksgiving and then lost the recipe! I was so excited to see it again here on Allrecipes! I think the spicy flavorful crust made up of gingersnaps and pecans set this recipe above and beyond. So easy to make - so delicious!
Reduced cream cheese to 3 packages came out fantastic. Didn't have a hand mixer so spun the cream cheese/sugar/egg mixture in the blender to whip out the tiny lumps. Worked perfectly. Came out creamy & smooth. I made this for Thanksgiving dinner with the BF's family & they raved that it looked like it came from a bakery. None leftover. Added a pecan topping of 1/4 C brown sugar 1/3 C pecans 2 TBS melted butter.
The most perfect Thanksgiving dessert. I wanted a pumpkin based dessert but most of my family doesn't like pumpkin. I have made cheesecakes for years though & thought I'd give it a try. After reading the reviews, I automatically increased the spices - cinnamon to 1 1/2 teaspoons, nutmeg to 1/2 teaspoon & cloves to 1/4 teaspoon. I also set aside 2 cups of plain cheesecake as opposed to 1 1/2 to make it not too "pumpkinny". I also baked it in a water bath. It was the most delicious, light & creamy cheescake! The spices were perfect and it had the hint of pumpkin without it being overwhelming. I am definitely making this every single Thanksgiving. And by the way, all the pumpkin haters couldn't get enough.
I made this for a retirement party and received multiple texts telling me that it was amazing. I did take the advice of several reviews and increased the amount of spices. I also purchased pumpkin spice cheesecake cookies at Target for the crust and topped it with vanilla mousse rosettes. I plan on making it again for Thanksgiving.
Made this for thanksgiving and everyone was very suspicious about how this would taste and they ended up loving it! Will make this again for sure.
One of my guests called it "heaven on a plate". It was easy and pretty. I have made it w/ a graham cracker / pecan crust as well as the gingersnap/pecan crust. I preferred the graham cracker crust with salted pecans chopped into it - but then I love sweet / salty.
Very yummy!! Went very fast at this years Thanksgiving festivities!! Will make again!!
I saved this because I saw a video using the same recipe but in a 9x13 sheet pan and I took it to the Thanksgiving dinner at the school where I teach. It was a huge hit and while there were a lot of desserts there was none of mine left at the end. I didn't make any changes to the recipe at all except that the video said to bake it for 45 minutes. It was so good!
This was quite good but we thought it needed more spice. Would make again though.