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Pumpkin Cheesecake

Heat the oven to 375oF
Crust
1 cup almond meal
2 sachets sweetener (or 2 tsp sugar)
pinch of salt
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 egg white, whisked until frothy

 

Mix the almond meal, sweetener, salt and melted butter together, stir well.
Add the egg white and mix well.
Press this into a pan containing wax or grease-proof paper at the bottom.
Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes and remove.

Filling
2 packets of Philadelphia or other cream cheese
The inside of a pumpkin, pureed in a processor (or 1 can of pumpkin puree)
1 cup of sugar (or 12 sachets of sweetener)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs


Mix cheese, pumpkin, spices and vanilla together until well blended.
Add the eggs, 1 at a time and mix well.
Pour into the pan with the crust, spread out evenly and bake for 1 hour 20 minutes without opening the door.
Remove from the oven and pan, cool on a wire tray and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
Serve with cream.