Pumpkin Cinnamon Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 medium pie pumpkin (or acorn squash or butternut squash)
    1 quart whole milk yogurt (strained overnight or up to 24 hours, discard whey)
    1/2 cup agave nectar
    1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    1 tablespoon cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon celtic sea salt
Preparation
    1. Fill the bottom of a baking dish with a little less than 1/4 inch of water.
    2. Cut pumpkin in half, remove seeds, and place face down in baking dish.
    3. Roast pumpkin in the oven for 45-55 minutes until soft.
    4. Allow pumpkin to cool and scrape flesh into a bowl, then measure out 2 cups.
    5. In a cuisinart, combine 2 cups pumpkin, strained yogurt (minus the whey which was strained out), agave, vanilla and lemon juice and process until smooth, about 1-2 minutes.
    6. Process in cinnamon and salt.
    7. Pour batter into a 9-inch tart pan.
    8. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 45-50 minutes, until firm.
    9. Remove from oven, cool and serve.

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