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You won’t believe how easy it is to make these cute mini pumpkin cheesecakes – they even come with their own gingersnap cookie crusts!<\/p>\n

This is a variation of the Raspberry Lemon Mini Cheesecakes with Gingersnap Crust<\/a> that I posted a few years ago. The original version is pretty darn good, but this pumpkin version is absolutely perfect for your fall holiday dessert line-up. \u00a0Or just because you want a small treat!<\/p>\n

(Forgive the Halloween cupcake liners — I accidentally picked up mini cupcake liners at the store and only had these at home! But hey, feel free to make these next Halloween too!)<\/p>\n

You will be able to make 18 mini cheesecakes, so I suggest you use a 12-cup cupcake pan as well as a 6-cup cupcake pan. Be sure to use regular cupcake pans — the gingersnaps are just a bit too big to fit into the mini cupcake pans.<\/p>\n

Feel free to adjust the amount of pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice to your taste. \u00a0And don’t forget to top these with some whipped cream and ground cinnamon!<\/p>\n

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Easy Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes with Gingersnap Crust<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/span><\/p>\n

15 oz. part-skim ricotta cheese<\/p>\n

1\/4-1\/3 cup canned pumpkin puree — NOT pumpkin pie filling<\/p>\n

2 large eggs<\/p>\n

3\/4 cup granulated sugar<\/p>\n

1 tsp. vanilla extract<\/p>\n

1 -2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice or to taste ( or use combination of ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, ground cloves)<\/p>\n

8 oz. Neufchatel cheese (or low-fat cream cheese)<\/p>\n

18 gingersnap cookies<\/p>\n

whipped cream and ground cinnamon (optional)<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. \u00a0Line cupcake pans with liners, spray with cooking spray. \u00a0Lay a gingersnap cookie upside down in each well.<\/p>\n

2. Place first 6 ingredients into blender. Pulse a few times to combine, then blend for about 10 seconds. \u00a0Now add Neufchatel cheese, pulse a few more times to combine, then blend for about 10-15 seconds or until all combined. Taste to see if you’ve got enough pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice and adjust if necessary.<\/p>\n

3. Use an ice-cream scoop or a 1\/4 cup measuring cup to divide batter among the cupcake wells. \u00a0You should get enough to fill 18 wells.<\/p>\n

4. Place pans in oven and bake for about 30-40 minutes, or until tops are just set. Mine were done after 35 minutes.<\/p>\n

5. Remove pans from oven and let cool.<\/p>\n

6. \u00a0Add whipped cream and dust with ground cinnamon before serving.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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