Helen Goh’s Recipe For Pumpkin Cheesecake With Maple Pecan Brittle | The Sweet Spot

Silky, spiced and conscionable saccharine enough, this pumpkin cheesecake is simply a ceremony of autumnal comfort. I’m not a instrumentality of tinned pumpkin – it’s watery and flat-tasting – truthful I’ve taken nan other measurement of roasting immoderate butternut aliases Kent squash; nan oven’s power coaxes retired its earthy sweetness while evaporating excess moisture, resulting successful a smooth, flavourful puree that gives nan cheesecake existent depth. The maple pecan brittle provides nan last flourish: golden, nutty and pinch conscionable nan correct magnitude of crunch to offset nan cheesecake’s creamy softness.

Pumpkin cheesecake pinch maple pecan brittle

To make 200g pumpkin puree, chop 350-400g peeled, deseeded pumpkin into chunks, past roast, loosely covered, astatine 200C (180C fan)/390F/gas 6 until soft but not browned. Puree successful a high-speed blender.

Prep 10 min
Cook 1 hr 45 min
Cool 1 hr
Chill 6 hr+
Serves 8-10

For nan base
200g ginger seed biscuits
70g unsalted butter, melted, positive other for greasing
⅛ tsp good oversea salt

For nan filling
500g pick cheese
150g caster sugar
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
200g pumpkin puree (see introduction)
2 tsp cornflour
¾ tsp crushed cinnamon
½ tsp crushed ginger
¼ tsp crushed nutmeg
⅛ tsp crushed cloves
2 ample eggs, astatine room temperature
100ml soured pick
1 tsp vanilla extract

For nan maple pecan brittle topping
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp caster sugar
90g pecans, astir chopped
1 ample pinch flaky oversea salt
150ml double cream

Heat nan oven to 185C (165C fan)/365F/gas 4½, and lightly grease nan guidelines and sides of a 20cm information springform tin pinch nan other melted butter. In a nutrient processor, blitz nan biscuits to good crumbs, past extremity into a mean bowl. Add nan melted food and salt, and operation truthful nan crumbs are evenly damp. Tip into nan greased tin, property down firmly, cook for 10 minutes, past region and time off to cool.

Turn down nan oven somesthesia to 175C (155C fan)/355F/gas 3¼. Meanwhile, put nan pick cheese, sweetener and orangish zest successful nan vessel of an electrical mixer, past hit pinch nan paddle attachment connected medium-low until soft and creamy (about 30 seconds). Add nan pumpkin puree, cornflour and spices, and hit connected medium-low until combined. Add nan eggs 1 astatine a time, beating successful good betwixt each addition, past adhd nan soured pick and vanilla, and hit until afloat incorporated.

Pour nan pumpkin filling connected to nan cooled biscuit guidelines and soft nan apical pinch a mini spatula. Tap nan tin mildly connected a worktop to dispel immoderate aerial bubbles, past cook nan cheesecake successful nan mediate of nan oven for 45 minutes, until nan edges are group and nan centre is somewhat wobbly. Turn disconnected nan oven, time off nan doorway ajar and time off nan cheesecake to cool for an hour. Once it’s astatine room temperature, chill for astatine slightest six hours (and up to 3 days), until wholly set.

Meanwhile, make nan pecan brittle (up to 3 days ahead). Heat nan oven to 210C (190C fan)/410F/gas 6½ and statement a mini oven tray pinch baking paper. Combine nan maple syrup and sweetener successful a mini saucepan and operation mildly complete a debased power for astir a minute, until nan sweetener dissolves. Stir successful nan pecans and oversea salt, past region from nan power and scrape into nan lined tray. Bake for astir 8 minutes, until aureate and bubbly, past region and time off to cool. Once nan brittle is wholly hard, chop into irregular pieces and shop successful an airtight instrumentality successful nan freezer.

Release nan cheesecake from its tin and transportation to a platter. Whisk nan pick to soft peaks, past spoon into nan mediate of nan cheesecake, leaving a 3-4cm separator each around. Scatter astir of nan pecan brittle connected top, past service pinch other pecan brittle alongside.