Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes

A creamy pumpkin mixture spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves and scooped over vanilla wafers bakes up into yummy cheesecake cupcakes.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 23 mins
• Total Time: 33 mins
• Calories: 97 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 24 vanilla wafer cookies
• 2 (8 ounce) packages low-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
• 0.5 cup white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 muffin tins with paper liners.

Step 2

Combine cream cheese, pumpkin puree, sugar, egg whites, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves in a large bowl; mix until well blended and no lumps remain.

Step 3

Place 1 vanilla wafer in the bottom of each lined cup. Scoop in batter using an ice cream scoop, filling each cup approximately 3/4 full.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until set, 23 to 26 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool, about 1 hour.