Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

Recipe Cuisine: Cheesecakes
Recipe Category: Cheesecakes
Recipe Serves: 12

Recipes Ingredients:

2 c Vanilla wafer crumbs
1 c Canned pumpkin
1 ts Vanilla
3/4 ts Cinnamon
1/4 c Margarine, melted
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
3 ea Eggs
3/4 c Sugar
16 oz Neufchatel Cheese, softened

Recipe Instructions:

Combine crumbs and margarine; press into bottom and sides of 9 inch springform pan. Combine Neufchatel cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Reserve 1 cup Neufchatel Cheese mixture; add pumpkin, remaining Sugar and spices to remaining Neufchatel Cheese mixture. Mix well. Layer half of pumpkin mixture and half of Neufchatel Cheese mixture over crust; repeat layers. Cut through batter with knife several times for marble effect. Bake at 350f 55 minutes. Loosen Cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. 10-12 servings. From package of Light Philadelphia Brand Neufchatel Cheese.