Pumpkin Cheesecake - The Sort Of Healthy Dessert

I love pumpkin. Seriously love pumpkin. Last year when there was a shortage of pumpkin and you couldn't find any in the stores for months, I was getting a little desperate. Sad but true.

My kids aren't the best eaters, I admit it. Sometimes pumpkin bread and pumpkin muffins are the only way I feel like I'm giving them a few vitamins. We eat pumpkin year round but there's something about fall that makes me want to add a little pumpkin in to lots of recipes. It's healthy, it's readily available in a can (that is unless there's a pumpkin shortage!), and you can substitute it for oil in many baking recipes.

In searching around for some new pumpkin recipes to try out this year, I kept coming across the most amazing looking pumpkin cheesecakes and thought I'd share a few.

Bourbon whip cream pumpkin cheesecake from Bakers Royale

Yummy Pumpkin Cheesecake from Woman's Day

Mocha Pumpkin Cheesecake from The Daily Green

Thick and rich pumpkin cheesecake from R McRayne

Pumpkin cheesecake with caramel sauce from Betty Crocker

Turtle pumpkin cheesecake from Cpsop.com

Don't you wish just looking at food could satisfy your cravings for it without all the calories! Well, at least pumpkin is nutrient rich and you're getting your Vitamin A in for the day.

Happy Baking!