Ingredients: 3 cups Kaddu (Parangikai/ Pumpkin) – chopped coarsely,360 grams Britannia Cream Cheese,1 cup Brown Sugar (Demerara Sugar),100 grams Dark chocolate,1/2 teaspoon Dry ginger powder,1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon Powder (Dalchini),1 teaspoon Butter (unsalted) – (for greasing),Salt – a pinch,20 Oreo biscuits – (or any chocolate biscuits without cream),2 teaspoons Butter (unsalted) – melted,1 cup Caster Sugar
Time in minutes: 70 Servings: 6 Course: Dessert Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin preparing the Eggless Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe, line a 6-inch cheesecake pan with parchment paper (cut to size) on the bottom of the pan.Grease the sides of the pan with butter. Remove the cream part of the oreo biscuits and grind biscuits to a fine powder.Add the melted butter and mix well.Transfer the ground mixture to the cheesecake pan spread them uniformly and gently press the top layer using a flat ladle or the back of a spoon.Preheat the oven at 180 degrees C for 10 minutes and then bake the biscuit layer for 7 minutes. Remove and set it aside.Add the pumpkin and one-half of the cream cheese (180 gms) to the mixer. Now add the brown sugar and grind it to a smooth paste.Transfer it to a large mixing bowl and add the cinnamon and dry ginger powder. Remove 1/4 cup of this mixture and set it aside.To the remaining mixture, add the other half of the cream cheese and using a metal whisk/hand mixer, mix without any lumps and pour the mixture over the biscuit layer in the cheesecake pan.Break the dark chocolate into smaller pieces and put them in a glass mixing bowl. Microwave the chocolates for one minute on high and then stir with a spoon to get silky melted dark chocolate.To this add the 1/4 cup pumpkin cheese puree mixture and mix well. Add blobs of this chocolate mixture using a spoon inside the pumpkin cheese mixture leaving a gap of at least 1″ between each blob.Using a chopstick or a sharp knife make swirls on the chocolate blobs for a swirl effect.Cover the cheesecake using an aluminum foil and bake the cake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C for 50 minutes. Once baked, remove the foil completely and allow it to cool.Once cooled completely, transfer the cheesecake to a refrigerator and allow it to chill for at least 6-8 hours before you serve. Just before serving, you can frost or garnish the cheesecake either with icing sugar, chocolates or fresh fruits.Serve the Eggless Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe along with Fresh Fruit Bowl and some Mango Iced Tea Recipe by the side to enjoy your weekend.