Candied Bacon Pumpkin Cheesecake

Throw Out Your Pumpkin Pie Recipe!

Ingredients:

  • 1 Tablespoon Butter
  • 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/4 lb Ginger Snaps (Crushed)
  • 1/2 Stick Butter
  • 16 oz. Cream Cheese (Softened)
  • 1/4 Cup Truvia or Equivalent Non Sugar Sweetener
  • 1/2 Cup Canned Pumpkin
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon (Ground)
  • Dash Cloves (Ground)
  • Dash Nutmeg (Ground)
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Cup Whipped Topping (Optional)

Instructions:

  1. Candied Bacon;
    • Melt one tablespoon of butter, then add the bacon.
    • Add one heaping teaspoon of brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
    • Stir until bacon glistens and remove to cool. Break up the clumps.
  2. Crust:
    • Crush Gingersnaps and mix with butter.
    • Form the crust into a pie pan.
  3. Heat oven to 350 Degrees F.
  4. Beat cream cheese, truvia, pumpkin, vanilla and spices in large bowl with mixer until well blended.
  5. Blend in the beaten eggs.
  6. Pour into gingersnap crust.
  7. Bake approx. 40 min. or until center is almost set.
  8. Refrigerate approx. 3 hours.
  9. Garnish with Whipped Topping and Candied Bacon CRUMBLZ
  10. ENOJY!