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When choosing fresh pumpkins<\/a> for baking, it\u2019s difficult to tell from the hard outer shell how it will be on the inside, so it\u2019s best to choose by weight. Pick a blemish-free pumpkin that feels heavy in hand. This is also true for choosing any type of winter squash, including acorn, butternut, and delicata.<\/p>\n

Pumpkin-Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake recipe<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Celebrate National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day with this decadent pairing of pumpkin and chocolate that will leave your guests begging for more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31979,"template":"","categories":[5],"tags":[687,1552,2003],"byline":[521],"cuisine":[],"cooking-method":[],"dietary-restriction":[],"dish-type":[],"legacy-category":[],"acf":{"post_video":false,"add_square_crop":true,"sponsored":false,"membership_content":false,"post_incontent_cta_disable":false,"exclude_post":false,"ingredient_section":[{"ingredient_section_header":"Crust","ingredients_list":[{"ingredient":"11\/2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs"},{"ingredient":"4 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted"}]},{"ingredient_section_header":"Cheesecake","ingredients_list":[{"ingredient":"1 11\/2-lb. sugar pumpkin, halved and seeded (or 1 15-oz. can of pumpkin) "},{"ingredient":"4 oz. bittersweet chocolate"},{"ingredient":"2 cups low-fat cottage cheese"},{"ingredient":"2 8-oz. pkg. Neufch\u00e2tel cheese, softened"},{"ingredient":"2 cups light brown sugar"},{"ingredient":"3 large eggs"},{"ingredient":"1\/3 cup flour"},{"ingredient":"11\/2 Tbs. ground ginger"},{"ingredient":"11\/2 Tbs. ground cinnamon"},{"ingredient":"2 tsp. vanilla extract"},{"ingredient":"1 tsp. ground nutmeg "},{"ingredient":""}]}],"instructions":"

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  1. Preheat oven to 350\u02daF. Place pumpkin halves cut side down on baking sheet. Bake 45 to 55 minutes. Cool, scoop flesh from shell and mash. You should have 11<\/sup>\/2 cups mashed pumpkin.<\/li>\n
  2. To make crust:<\/strong> Coat 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter in medium bowl. Press into prepared pan, and bake 10 minutes at 350\u02daF.<\/li>\n
  3. To make cheesecake:<\/strong> Melt chocolate in bowl in microwave on medium power, stirring every 30 seconds to heat evenly. Set aside. Blend cottage cheese in food processor 3 minutes, until smooth. Add Neufch\u00e2tel cheese, brown sugar, eggs, and flour, and process until smooth. Add pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon, vanilla, and nutmeg, and process 1 minute, or until smooth.<\/li>\n
  4. Whisk 1 cup cream cheese batter into melted chocolate. Pour remaining batter into crust. Drop dollops of chocolate mixture onto batter, and swirl with knife.<\/li>\n
  5. Bake cheesecake 11<\/sup>\/2 hours, or until top is firm and cake begins to pull away from sides of pan. 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