Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipes

CHOCOLATE BOURBON PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F. Grease 9-inch springform pan with shortening or cooking spray. Wrap outside bottom and side of pan with foil to prevent leaking. In small bowl, mix Crust ingredients. Press mixture in bottom and 1 inch up side of pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed just until smooth and creamy; do not overbeat. On low speed, gradually beat in sugar, then flour, then eggs one at a time, just until blended. Remove half of the cream cheese mixture (about 3 cups) into another large bowl; reserve.
• Into remaining cream cheese mixture, stir 2 tablespoons of the bourbon, the pumpkin, 1 1/2 teaspoons bitters, the ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg with whisk until smooth. Spoon over crust in pan. Into reserved 3 cups filling, stir 2 tablespoons bourbon, the vanilla and melted chocolate; pour over pumpkin layer directly in middle of pan. This will create layers so that each slice includes some of each flavor.
• To minimize cracking, place shallow pan half full of hot water on lower oven rack. Bake cheesecake 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until edges are set but center of cheesecake still jiggles slightly when moved.
• Turn oven off; open oven door at least 4 inches. Leave cheesecake in oven 30 minutes longer. Remove from oven; place on cooling rack. Without releasing side of pan, run knife around edge of pan to loosen cheesecake. Cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. Cover loosely; refrigerate at least 6 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
• Run knife around side of pan to loosen cheesecake again; carefully remove side of pan. Place cheesecake on serving plate. Stir together caramel topping, 2 teaspoons bourbon and dash bitters. To serve, drizzle with caramel and sprinkle with pecans. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cheesecake.

PUMPKIN BOURBON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Butter the springform pan and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper.
• Combine the pecans, flour, brown sugar, graham cracker crumbs, butter, and egg yolk together in a large bowl. Press the mixture evenly onto the bottom of the springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Turn the oven down to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Filling: Combine the pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
• Use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese, maple syrup, and bourbon until smooth. Combine with the sour cream and pumpkin mixture. Pour over the pre-baked crust. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes, or until the centre shows little to no movement when the pan is tapped. Set aside to cool.
• Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Topping: Combine the sour cream, bourbon, and sugar together in a small bowl.
• Spread over the cooled cheesecake. Bake for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 15 minutes. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until well chilled. Remove from the springform pan and peel away the parchment paper. Slice and serve.

BOURBON PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For the Crust:.
• Mix the flour and sugar in mixing bowl. Add the butter and eggs, mix well with hands. Shape into a ball and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap for 15 minutes.
• Roll the dough into a circle 11 inches in diameter and 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured surface.
• Cut into a 9 inch circle to fit into a 9 inch springform pan. Prick all over with a fork.
• Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until light brown. Cool to room temperature before putting in the filling.
• For the Filling:.
• Beat cream cheese and brown sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the cream, cornstarch, bourbon and vanilla.
• Combine the pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt in a bowl ans whisk until smooth.
• Add to the cream cheese mixture and beat until smooth. Spoon over the cooled crust.
• Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until the center is set.
• Cool to room temperature. Chill, covered in the refridgerator.
• Place on a serving plate and remove sides os springform pan.

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE WITH BOURBON-BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray bottom of 9-inch spring form pan with non-stick cooking spray (do not spray sides).
• Wrap outside of pan with heavy duty aluminum foil.
• In medium bowl stir together graham cracker, 1/4 cup sugar, orange peel and 1 teaspoon nutmeg.
• Add 1/3 cup melted butter; stir until crumbs are well moistened.
• Press mixture evenly over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of spring form pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• In large bowl beat cream cheese at medium-low speed until smooth.
• Beat in 1 cup sugar until smooth.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating just until combined.
• Beat in sour cream, pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, salt and nutmeg.
• (Do not overbeat) Pour into spring form pan.
• Place spring form pan in large shallow roasting pan or broiler pan.
• Fill roasting pan with enough water to come to 1/2 inch up sides of spring form pan.
• Bake 65 minutes or until edges are puffed and top looks dull and is dry to touch.
• Center should be less set than edges and will move when pan is tapped.
• It should ripple as if liquid.
• Remove from oven; remove from water bath.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• To make sauce, melt 1/2 cup butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Whisk in brown sugar until mixture is smooth.
• Whisk in cream and bourbon; bring to a boil.
• Pour into medium bowl; cool completely.
• Serve with cheesecake.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE WITH BOURBON-SOUR CREAM TOPPING

Steps:

• Make the crust:
• In a bowl combine the cracker crumbs, the pecans, and the sugars, stir in the butter, and press the mixture into the bottom and 1/2 inch up the side of a buttered 9-inch springform pan. Chill the crust for 1 hour.
• Make the filling:
• In a bowl whisk together the pumpkin, the egg, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, the ginger, the salt, and the brown sugar. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream together the cream cheese and the granulated sugar, beat in the cream, the cornstarch, the vanilla, the bourbon liqueur, and the pumpkin mixture, and beat the filling until it is smooth.
• Pour the filling into the crust, bake the cheesecake in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until the center is just set, and let it cool in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes.
• Make the topping:
• In a bowl whisk together the sour cream, the sugar, and the bourbon liqueur.
• Spread the sour cream mixture over the top of the cheesecake and bake the cheesecake for 5 minutes more. Let the cheesecake cool in the pan on a rack and chill it, covered, overnight. Remove the side of the pan and garnish the top of the cheesecake with the pecans.