Thanksgiving Festive Dessert

This Thanksgiving Festive Dessert will make your families and friends mouths water before they even taste it. It's wonderfully creamy and flavorful with the traditional pumpkin pie flavor combined with the flavor of gourmet cheesecake. What makes it special and a festive dessert is that it fits right in with the holiday of Thanksgiving, it's pretty with it's topping of whipped cream and sprig of mint , and it's so rich it defies anyone to resist it. Don't let this scare you. You'll be surprised how easy this Thanksgiving festive dessert pumpkin cheesecake is to make. You'll need a nine inch springform baking pan to make this wonderful festive dessert but the investment in this pan will be well worth it if you don't already have one.

To make this Thanksgiving festive dessert pumpkin cheesecake, you'll need:

• 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tbsps. light brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 stick melted salted butter

 Filling;

• 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 (15-ounce) can pureed pumpkin
• 3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. fresh ground nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
• 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp.vanilla extract
• Whipped topping

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Make the crust. Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon. Put in melted butter and combine till mixture is moist. Put the mixture into springform pan and press into bottom.
3. Make the filling. Beat the cream cheese, then add pumpkin, eggs and egg yolk, sour cream, sugar, nutmeg, and cloves. Combine gently, then add in flour and vanilla extract. Mix well and then pour into pan.
4. Bake for one hour and then let sit for a quarter of an hour. Cover with plastic and put in refrigerator for at least four to five hours. Serve with whipped topping on top of each piece and a sprig of mint or other attractive garnish. You have now completed your Thanksgiving Festive Dessert!

This Thanksgiving Festive Dessert serves about eight people. Adjust accordingly if you plan on service more or less people.