Gingerbread Cheesecake Pie

Name: Gingerbread Cheesecake Pie
Ingredients: For the crust:; 1 pkg. (8 oz.) gingersnaps cookies (reserve 4 cookies for garnish); 1/4 cup butter, melted; For the cheesecake filling:; 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened; 1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; molasses; 1/2 tsp. ground ginger; 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom; nutmeg; For garnish:; 1/2 cup whipped cream; 4 gingersnaps, crushed

16 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

For the crust:
1 pkg. (8 oz.) gingersnaps cookies (reserve 4 cookies for garnish)
1/4 cup butter, melted
For the cheesecake filling:
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
molasses
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
nutmeg
For garnish:
1/2 cup whipped cream
4 gingersnaps, crushed

Directions

1

Heat oven to 325.
2

Add gingersnap cookies and melted butter to food processor.
3

Process until cookies are fine and the butter is fully incorporated.
4

Press into a 9 inch pie plate.
5

Combine all ingredients for the cheesecake filling in a large bowl.
6

Use a hand-mixer on low to combine ingredients.
7

Mix well and pour into gingersnap crust.
8

Bake for 60 70 minutes, or until cheesecake is set in the middle.
9

Serve garnished with fresh whipped cream and sprinkled with gingersnap crumbs.