Pumpkin Cheese Tart

  • Prep 40 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 10

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1/3 cup quick-cooking oats, ground, if desired*
  • 1 cup gingersnap cookie crumbs (about 20 cookies)
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 2 containers (8 oz each) reduced-fat cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fat-free (skim) milk
  • 1 tablespoon Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg

Pumpkin Filling

  • 1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Caramel Sauce

  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup fat-free (skim) milk
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix crust ingredients. Press in bottom and up side of pan. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until set; set aside.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat cream cheese filling ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Reserve 2/3 cup cream cheese filling; set aside.
  • 3
    In small bowl, mix pumpkin filling ingredients. Add to remaining cream cheese filling; mix well. Spoon into crust. Spoon dollops of reserved cream cheese filling randomly over pumpkin filling. Swirl with knife to marble mixtures. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until set. Cool 10 minutes. Remove side of pan. Serve warm, or cool 1 hour and refrigerate until serving time.
  • 4
    Just before serving, in 1-quart saucepan, heat caramel sauce ingredients to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Serve warm over tart. Cover and refrigerate any remaining tart.

  • *To grind oats, place in food processor with metal blade or blender. Cover; process or blend until smooth.
  • Instead of making the caramel sauce from scratch, use store-bought caramel topping instead.
  • For an extra-special presentation, use the caramel sauce to create a design on each guest's plate before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
370
Calories from Fat
160
Total Fat
17g
27%
Saturated Fat
10g
51%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
70mg
23%
Sodium
310mg
13%
Potassium
220mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
47g
16%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
35g
Protein
7g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
90%
90%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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