Spiderweb Pumpkin Cheesecake

This spooky pumpkin cheesecake has a chocolate wafer crust and a sour cream topping decorated with a chocolate "web".

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 455 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cup butter, melted
• 1.25 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 1.5 cups canned pumpkin pie filling

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix chocolate wafer crumbs and melted butter in a bowl; press onto the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.

Step 3

Beat cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until just blended. Stir in pumpkin pie filling and cornstarch; pour over chocolate wafer crust.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until center is just set, 50 to 55 minutes.

Step 5

Spread sour cream over top of warm cheesecake; let cool.

Step 6

Melt chocolate and oil in a microwave-safe bowl in a microwave for 1 minute; stir until completely melted. Drizzle chocolate onto sour cream topping in a spiral pattern, starting from the center; draw a toothpick outward, from center to edges, through circles to form a web. Remove side of pan and serve.