A cheesecake is a sweet dessert composed of a mixture of cream cheese, mascarpone, eggs, sugar and flavors of vanilla or lemon, on a crust of crumbled cookies.

The following recipe is an Halloween pumpkin cheesecake.

Difficulty level : easy

Prep time : 25 min

Rest time : 30 min

Cook time : 45 min

Total time :  1 h 40 min

Yield : 6 servings

Base :

2 cups Digestive crumbed cookies

1/2 cup butter

Cream :

1 cup California Cheese

3 eggs, at room temperature

3/4 cup sugar

1lbs pumpkin

3 tablespoons milk

1/2 cup flour

1 cup mascarpone, at room temperature

Base :

• Chop the cookies in a blender until you get a sandy consistency and put in a bowl.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat.
• Once it becomes liquid, add the butter to the cookies and mix until completely incorporated.
• Place a cake pan of 10 inch pan lined with parchment paper and pour the mixture of butter and biscuits.
• Refrigerate for about 30 min.

Cream :

• Cook the cleaned pumpkin and cut into pieces in a saucepan with half a glass of water for about 20 minutes so that it softens.
• Drain and place in a large bowl.
• Add the milk and mix until you obtain a puree.
• In another bowl, mix the sugar with the eggs.
• Add the mascarpone and cheese spread. Mix.
• Then add the pumpkin and the flour sifted beforehand.
• Mix until obtaining a homogeneous preparation without lumps.
• Pour the cream on the base of the biscuit.
• Preheat to 320°F.
• Bake for about 45 min.
• Leave to cool completely and refrigerate for a few hours.
• Decorate with dark chocolate and icing sugar.
• Serve and enjoy!