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Pumpkin Cheesecake Cups
Pumpkin spice. Creamy layers. No oven needed. Individual no-bake pumpkin cheesecakes with a buttery biscuit base and a softly whipped cream-cheese filling. Chill in small glasses for an easy autumn dessert.
150 minApprox. time
EasyEffort
4 cupsMakes
Everything you need
Ingredients
Batch size
Choose a batch size above. Portion to your appetite.
Biscuit base
Pumpkin filling
Contains milk and wheat. Check biscuit labels for additional allergens.
Let’s cook
Make it tonight.
Make the base
Crush the biscuits into fine crumbs and mix with melted butter. Divide between four 200 ml serving glasses and press down lightly. Refrigerate while making the filling.Mix the pumpkin
Beat the softened cream cheese and icing sugar in a bowl until smooth. Add pumpkin purée, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice. Beat until evenly combined, scraping down the bowl.Whip and fold
In a separate bowl, whip the cold cream to firm peaks that hold their shape. Fold one-third into the pumpkin mixture to loosen it, then gently fold in the rest until no streaks remain.Fill the cups
Spoon the filling evenly over the four biscuit bases. Smooth the tops. Cover the glasses and refrigerate for at least 2 hours until cold and softly set.Serve chilled
Serve straight from the fridge with spoons. These cups have a soft, creamy texture; keep them in their glasses rather than trying to unmould them.
Make it yours.
Change the biscuits
Use 100 g graham crackers instead of digestive biscuits, with the same 40 g melted butter.
Choose the pumpkin
Use thick, smooth, plain pumpkin purée. Avoid pumpkin pie filling, which already contains sugar and spices.
Keep it light
Whip the cream separately, then fold gently. Full-fat block cream cheese gives a thicker filling than spreadable cream cheese.
Equipment
Four 200 ml glasses, two mixing bowls, electric whisk, spatula and a bag or food processor for crushing biscuits..
A note on the nutrition
The recipe, in pictures.
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