October 21st is National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day. While there are several holidays devoted to cheesecake, it’s appropriate that October’s cheesecake day would focus on the pumpkin – October’s best-loved fruit.
If we were to take a look back into the notebook of time, we’d see that cheesecake has been around for millennia. In fact, we’d see that cheese products and cheese cakes have been around since at least 776BC when they were served to athletes, brides, and grooms.
Our cheesecake recipes have progressed quite nicely since Roman times. Today we make most cheesecakes out of cream cheese. Cream cheese was created in 1872 and has found its way onto many tables since. With as beloved as cheesecake is in America, it’s no wonder that pumpkin cheesecake has its own day for celebration.
To celebrate the day, we’ve gathered a few recipes together for your cooking pleasure. Most of them call for pureed pumpkin, cream cheese, and some sugar to be put into a cake pan and left to wait. Take a look through, and see if you can find some inspiration.
Paula Deen’s Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
Martha Stewart’s Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe from Roxana’s Home Baking
There are plenty of variations on cheese cake. Chicagoans like to add sour cream to their cheese cake. Others like to add chocolate or strawberries. Your imagination is the only limit when it comes to the creation of good food. So, why not get out that cake pan and just go to town?
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