Cheesecake is always popular among Healthy Holiday Recipes and this pumpkin cheesecake recipe is a simple easy recipe that everyone is sure to enjoy. Although not quite as simple as a no-bake cheesecake recipe; using eggs and baking the cheesecake gives a full and rich flavor to this holiday dessert recipe.  To save cooking time when preparing easy holiday recipes, we use a ready made graham cracker crust with fabulous results.

Holiday Recipe Ingredients

• Two (2) 8 ounce packages of softened cream cheese
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• Two (2) eggs
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
• dash of nutmeg
• dash of ground cloves
• dash of allspice
• 6 ounce graham cracker crust (ready made crust)

Cooking Times

• Soften the cream cheese for 2-4 hours at room temperature
• Mix the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with an electic mixer on medium speed until well-blended
• Add eggs and mix again until fully blended
• Stir the canned pumpkin and spices into one (1) cup of the batter
• Pour the remaining plain batter into crust and then top with pumpkin batter
• Sprinkle cloves and nutmeg on top
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until the center is almost set
• Cool the pumpkin cheesecake. Refrigerate for three (3) hours or overnight

You don’t have to wait for the holidays to enjoy holiday punch recipes such as the truly Classic Spanish Sangria or other holiday alcoholic drink recipes like holiday martini recipes and other easy holiday cocktail recipes for your holiday party and festivities.

Holiday Punch Recipe Ingredients

• 1 orange
• 1 lemon
• 1 lime
• 1 ½ cup white rum
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 cup of orange juice
• 1 bottle of red wine

A light dry red wine usually works best such as a Spanish Rioja or a light fruity wine like Beaujolais Nouveau.

Holiday Drink Recipe Instructions

1. Chill the rum, orange juice, lemon, orange and lime
2. Slice the fruit into thin round slices (⅛ inch or less) and place in a glass pitcher
3. Add the sugar and rum
4. In the refrigerator, well chill the sangria rum-fruit mixture for 2 hours
5. When you are ready to serve your holiday punch, stir in the wine and the orange juice
6. Gently press the fruit against the side of the pitcher with a wooden spoon while stirring
7. Serve on the rocks