Low Calorie Pumpkin Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Crust
    1 cup graham cracker crumbs
    2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
    3 tablespoons apple jelly
    Filling
    4 (8 ounce) packages fat free cream cheese, softened
    1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
    2/3 cup sugar
    5 eggs
    1/4 cup all-purpose flour
    3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
    1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
Preparation
    Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
    Spray a 9 inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray. Coat sides only with 2 tablespoons of graham cracker crumbs.
    In a medium bowl combine remaining 1 cup graham cracker crumbs and apple jelly, mix well. Press in bottom of coated pan.
    Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes. Refrigerate for 5 minutes or until completely cooled.
    Meanwhile, in a large bowl beat cream cheese at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in brown sugar and sugar until smooth. At low speed, add eggs one at a time, beating until just blended.
    In a small bowl combine flour, pumpkin pie spice and pumpkin, mix well. Gradually add to cream cheese mixture, beat until smooht. Pour over crust.
    Bake at 350 degrees F for one hour 20 minutes - one hour 30 minutes or until center is set. Turn the oven off, open oven door at least 4 inches. Let cheesecake sit in the oven for 30 minutes.
    With sharp knife, loosen cheesecake from sides of pan. Cool in pan for 2 hours.
    To serve, cut cheesecake into wedges. Top with whipped topping and nutmeg if desired.

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