I’ve got one more Thanksgiving post for you guys! No doubt your oven is going to be working overtime this week. Between the turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and who knows what else, oven space is often limited. And for those of you with double ovens, I am totally jealous, bt dubs.
How about a little dessert that comes together in less than 20 minutes and requires no baking? Yeah, that’s what I thought you would say! These little cheesecakes are rich and full of pumpkin flavor. They can also be made the night before. In fact, I recommend you make them the night before. I’m all about making things the night before!
The perfect ending to your meal before all that tryptophan kicks in!
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tbs. unsalted butter, melted
- 1 (8-ounce) block reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 (8-ounce) container light whipped topping thawed
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- whipped topping (optional)
- nuts (optional)
- caramel (optional)
- graham cracker crumbs (optional)
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small microwave-safe bowl. Divide the graham cracker crumbs evenly amongst individual serving bowls or ramekins and press down to make a crust. Drizzle some of the butter over the crumbs in each dish. Place the bowls in the freezer.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, whipped topping, pumpkin puree, and the pumpkin pie spice until well-combined.
- Remove the bowls from the freezer. Pipe or spoon the filling into each bowl. Add additional whipped topping and other desired toppings. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
Notes
Depending on the size of your serving bowls, you made need to add more or less of the graham cracker crumbs.
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Mmmm these little cheesecakes look heavenly
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thank you, Uru!
You know (since I’m not the best baker) I love a good no-bake pie. This is just up my alley!
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Yummy! I love that it’s no bake! Looks amazing!!
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Thanks, Jennifer! I love all things no-bake!
These are GORGEOUS Steph!!
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Thank you, Claire!
This. Is. Awesome. Super want!!
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So cute! I like that they are individual
I don’t always like to share my desserts..
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I don’t need to wait till Thanksgiving to try this out…I will be bookmarking this recipe for later. Great holiday dessert to share.
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Thanks, Emily! I hope you like the recipe!
Ooh I love this!!
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Genius, is there a limit as to how many each person can eat? I know I could pack a few of these babies away
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Making the night before thanksgiving? Yes! I hate being stressed out and slaving away in the kitchen on the big day so this here is just perfect! And I love how easy it is to make too!
What a perfect recipe, Stephanie! My sons are now into cheesecake….but I don’t have to bake it! And I’m all for anything you can prepare in advance! It looks luscious! : )
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I love the simplicity of no bake desserts…and this is such an awesome one! I can’t get enough pumpkin (still!)
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Mmmmm…..I’d pick this over pumpkin pie every single time! What a yummy dessert!
I love no-bake desserts. I think I have some leftover pumpkin puree from another recipe. I may make these as another dessert option for tomorrow’s big Turkey Day feast!
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ANYTHING no-bake, ANYTHING pumpkin is right at the top of my list!! These look incredible. And i love pumpkin cheesecake. I hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving my dear friend Stephanie!
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Oh, I love cheesecake and as much as I love the baked version this sounds so light, just perfect after the feast we had these last couple of days
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Oh me, oh my, I want to tear into some of this… like now! This looks absolutely delish.
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Fantastic Dessert.
Regards
Olguis.
My mother-in-law recently told me about this dessert. She tried a similar recipe and really liked it. Unfortunately, it didn’t make it onto our Thanksgiving day menu, but I’ll definitely give it a try soon!
So excited to try your no-bake cheesecake recipes! Love cheesecake but baking it looks like more work than I have time for with a toddler running around!
With what size bowls did you get sux servings? I’m trying to get perspective on how much this makes.
Hi Teresa! I got my serving bowls at Pier 1. They are basically the same size as a rammekin. I would say each one holds about 1/2-2/3 cup of the cheesecake (before the topping). I hope that helps!
I noticed that there isn’t any kind of sweetener added to these. Is that an omission or was it not necessary? The only ingredient I see that probably is sweetened is the whipped topping.
That is correct. I don’t like super sweet desserts, but you could certainly add sweetener if you wanted to!