The greatest thing about this cheesecake is that you can make it in a pre-made graham cracker crust pie shell available now in all grocery stores. Nothing like saving a little time during the holidays. This is my sister Julie’s favorite holiday treat. – Joe
Nostalgia Farms’ Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie
Ingredients:
12 oz soft cream cheese
2 eggs
¾ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup canned pumpkin puree
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon clove
Directions:
1. In electric mixer beat cream cheese till fluffy, add sugar and mix well, beat in eggs one at a time.
2. Add rest of ingredients and mix well
3. Pour into crust in pan: bake at 375 40-45 minutes until knife inserted in middle comes out clean.
4 Refrigerate several hours or overnight
5. Served with fresh whip cream
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Joe Dennis is a farmer at Nostalgia Farms in Walcott, Iowa. Together with his partner, Ed Kraklio, they sell locally-grown, organic produce at the Freight House Farmer’s Market in downtown Davenport, IA near LeClaire Park, every Tuesday (3-6 pm) and Saturday (8 am -1 pm). You can visit the farm’s website at: www.nostalgiafarms.com. Read more of Farmer Joe’s blog posts on MVHNews, or try any of the Nostalgia Farms recipes on this website. |
