Grandma's Old Fashioned Pumpkin Cheesecake. This is classic pumpkin pie at its best. It's pie you can find in the shiny, spinning dessert case at diners all across America. For a lot of us, it's also Grandma's pie.

My husband just picked up the Turtle Cheesecake and the Key Lime Cheesecake. What better way to enjoy the cool fall weather than with a slice of pumpkin pie? Let The Cooking Kid, Chef Jacob show you how easy it is to make the perfect. You can cook Grandma's Old Fashioned Pumpkin Cheesecake using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Grandma's Old Fashioned Pumpkin Cheesecake

1. You need 3/4 cup of Graham Cracker Crumbs.
2. You need 1/2 cup of ground pecans.
3. Prepare 2 tbsp of white sugar.
4. Prepare 2 tbsp of brown sugar.
5. You need 1/4 cup of butter.
6. Prepare 3/4 cup of white sugar.
7. Prepare 3/4 cup of canned pumpkin.
8. It's 3 of egg yolks.
9. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
10. It's 1/2 tsp of ground mace.
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground ginger.
12. You need 1/4 tsp of ground salt.
13. It's 3 of (8oz pkgs) cream cheese.
14. You need 3/8 cup of white sugar.
15. You need 1 of egg.
16. You need 1 of egg yolk.
17. It's 2 tbsp of heavy whipping cream.
18. You need 1 tbsp of cornstarch.
19. It's 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
20. It's 1/2 tsp of lemon extract.
21. It's 1 of For the Whipping Cream you need.
22. You need 1 cup of heavy whipping cream.
23. It's 3 tbsp of confectioners sugar.
24. You need 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.

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Grandma's Old Fashioned Pumpkin Cheesecake instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F F(175 degrees C)..
2. Combine the graham cracker crumbs, ground pecans, 2 tablespoons white sugar, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and the melted butter or margarine and mix well. Firmly press mixture into one 9 in. springform pan.
3. Combine 3/4 cup of the white sugar, the pumpkin, 3 egg yolks, ground cinnamon, ground mace, ground ginger, and salt in a medium bowl. Mix well and set aside..
4. Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually add 1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons white sugar and mix well. Add the whole egg, remaining egg yolk and the whipping cream beating well. Add cornstarch and vanilla and lemon flavorings, beat batter until smooth. Add pumpkin mixture and mix well, Pour batter into the prepared pan..
5. Bake at 350°F F(175 degrees C) for 50 to 55 minutes. Do not over bake. Center may be soft but it will firm up when chilled. Let cheesecake cool on a wire rack, then refrigerate..
6. Directions For Whipping Cream : In a chilled small bowl and with chilled beaters, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners sugar and vanilla, beat until peaks form. Store in the refrigerator..

Make it with canned or fresh pumpkin puree and up to several days ahead. Thanksgiving pie never looked so good or so easy. Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Pie. featured in Thanksgiving Pies Around The US. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs. Add the pumpkin and sugar-spice mix and whisk to combine.