Hello and Happy Tuesday!
Today wasn’t the best day since I managed to drop my head set receiver into my tea after lunch 
It’s now sitting in a bag of rice….
But, today also wasn’t the worst day since I got a great delivery and am currently chomping on sweet potato chips and chocolate chips. I love Food Should Taste Good!
I think I’m getting a little too crazy with them though – hoping Ben comes home soon to take them off my hands 
Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake
It’s kinda of random but I have this childhood memory of my mom making a layered pumpkin cheesecake on Thanksgiving. It wasn’t one of our traditional dishes, but she found the recipe on a Kraft coupon or something and wanted to try it.
Since all our usual dishes took up the fridge and counter space, we kept it in the tiny spare fridge in the den. But, when she sent me to get it I found it was frozen! That tiny fridge sucked. The end.
Anyway, now when I see pumpkin cheesecake in the dessert case it’s always just a pumpkin flavored cheesecake – not a layered one. So, I thought I’d make an easy version and try not to freeze it this time…
Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 pie crust
Bottom layer:
- 1 8 oz container cream cheese
- 1/2 can fat free sweetened condensed milk
- 1/8c lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Pumpkin layer:
- 3/4c canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie mix)
- 1/2 package sf butterscotch pudding mix
- 1/2c. vanilla greek yogurt
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- dash of salt (optional)
Directions:
1. Whip cream cheese with mixer until fluffy. Slowly add in condensed milk, mix. Add in lemon juice & vanilla and whip until thoroughly mixed.
2. Pour into pie crust and refrigerate for 3 hours or more to set. (I left mine over night.)
3. Mix Pumpkin layer ingredients thoroughly. Carefully spread on top of set cheesecake layer.
4. Refrigerate for another 2 hours minimum.
5. EAT!
And if you want to save some for tomorrow, just make sure not to throw it in the back of your tiny old fridge in the den…
Yup…. I made it… Hope it tastes as good as it looks.
Saw this the other day and knew I had to make it! The cheesecake part is chilling in the fridge now…. Delicious!!!
Ahhhh! This is not cheesecake! Also, why the need for the fat free and sugar free products? Thanksgiving is only once a year…
I am addicted to those sweet potato chips! Sooo good. I wasn’t a fan of the chocolate ones, but I do have olive in the house. FSTG rocks!
My aunt just invited to me to Thanksgiving dinner and said since I’m the healthy one I get to bring the pie. I have some graham cracker crusts to use and found another pumpkin recipe, but this one looks like it’d be perfect for my first pie (non) baking attempt.
I LOVE the Food Should Taste Good sweet potato chips; they’re one of my favorite Aldi buys ever!
That looks amazing!
Are those chocolate Food Should Taste Goods?
Never seen in my life! How are they?
They are good! They’re not really as sweet as a dessert chip, but mild and pleasant 🙂
That looks so good! An awesome picture to start the day with 🙂
I made a full-fledged pumpkin cheesecake one year. It was pretty good. Last year, I just stuck to pie.
The Kidless Kronicles
Looks delicious! I love pumpkin and cheesecake. My husnabd doesn’t, so I’d have to eat the whole cheesecake. Darn. 🙂
That looks really good! Nice way to mix it up from the traditional pumpkin pie!
Of all the recipes I’ve seen this week, this is the one I’m most excited to try. 🙂
This looks amazing! I might actually have to make this really soon!
I have been looking for an easy thanksgiving-y type dessert to bring for work next week…I think I found a winner!
this misfit whos HOSTING THIS YEAR (!) thanks you for the recipe…
That looks soooo good! I’m not a big pumpkin fan, but this is something I think I have to try. Yum 🙂
Best of both worlds!!
Oh my yum. Thanks Monica!
Sadly, I don’t like cheesecake! I think it’s the only dessert I don’t like.
My husband is in love with the sweet potato Food Should Taste Good chips. And, I just found jalapeño ones!
Me too. So, I eat the pumpkin and the crust and call it a day 🙂 Don’t tell anyone.
Looks great!!!! I will have to try it…looks easy too…love that!
OMG this looks amaze! I can’t wait to try it.
Looks so good! I’m a huge cheesecake fan, although I’ve never tried anything pumpkin-y!