Low-Sugar or Sugar-Free Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake (Video)

Make Low-Sugar or Sugar-Free Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake with your favorite sweetener and a little sweetener, or use all sweetener and skip the sugar; your choice!

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Low-Sugar (or Sugar-Free) Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake!

If I had to pick one recipe that symbolizes Thanksgiving, for me it would be this Low-Sugar (or Sugar-Free) Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake that I first made for Thanksgiving 2006. This pumpkin cheesecake is a perfect Thanksgiving dessert for anyone who’s watching their sugar intake.  I do have to be honest and say that the cheesecake with a small amount of regular sugar has the best flavor, but even the sugar-free version is really good!

I originally posted this as two separate recipes, but when I decided to make the cheesecake in a Springform Pan and re-shoot the photos I decided to combine the posts and let you make the choice of which version you’d like. You can make this delicious cheesecake with all sweetener, or add a small amount of sugar for a low-sugar version.

You can also make this in a purchased graham-cracker crust (which does add more sugar.) Or if you don’t care about dieting or limiting sugar, you could definitely make the recipe with all sugar and it would still be a pretty low-sugar dessert. And either way you make it, this will be delicious!

I tested the recipe with both a  9-inch Springform Pan and a 7-inch Springform Pan, and both worked fine (although I prefer the thicker cheesecake with the smaller pan.)  I used a low-fat Greek yogurt and cream cheese combination. Beat the cream cheese with the vanilla and the sweetener(s) you’re using. Then add the eggs one at a time and beat until combined.

Measure one cup vanilla cheesecake mixture and spread it in the bottom of the Springform Pan of your choice (or in the 9-inch purchased Graham Cracker Crust.) Then mix the canned pumpkin and spices into the remaining batter and spread the pumpkin cheesecake layer over the vanilla layer

Bake the cheesecake in a preheated 325F/170C oven for 35-45 minutes.  (It will be a shorter time for the thinner cheesecake, but I cooked it the whole 45 minutes for the thicker one.) Cheesecake is done when the center seems set. Let cool, then chill for several hours or overnight. And the bottom two photos above show my two versions with the thinner cheesecake made in a 9 inch Springform Pan and the thicker one made in the 7-inch Springform Pan. Needless to say, both tasted great!

This is definitely one of my favorite low-sugar Thanksgiving treats!

More Pumpkin Cheesecakes with Less Sugar:

Low-Sugar Spiced Pumpkin Mini Cheesecakes ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Low-Carb Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes ~ All Day I Dream About Food
Low-Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Low-Carb Pumpkin Cheesecake ~ Christine Cooks

Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Even without the added sugar, pumpkin has carbs, so this Low-Sugar or Sugar-Free Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake would probably never be considered a low-carb or South Beach Diet recipe for the strictest form of those eating plans. And obviously if you’re actively dieting or trying not to gain weight, the sugar-free version of this recipe is best.

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