Ingredients:
FOR THE CAKE
3 8-oz. blocks cream cheese, softened
1 15-oz. can pumpkin purée
4 large eggs
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. light brown sugar
1/4 c. sour cream
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
FOR THE OREO CRUST
24 whole oreos
6 tbsp. melted butter
FOR SERVING
1/4 c. semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/4 c. Caramel
whipped cream or Cool Whip
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º and position an oven rack in the middle of the oven.
Make cheesecake: In a large bowl using a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add pumpkin purée, eggs, sugars, sour cream, vanilla, flour, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and a generous pinch of salt and beat until combined and no clumps remain. Set aside.
Make crust: In a large Ziploc bag or a food processor fitted with a metal blade, crush or blend Oreos until fine crumbs form. Transfer to a bowl and pour in melted butter. Stir until crumbs are completely coated and moist.
Coat a 9″ springform pan with cooking spray and press Oreo mixture into pan and 1/3 of the way up the sides, packing tightly. Pour cheesecake filling over crust.
Place springform pan on a baking sheet (this will help catch any butter leaking from the crust since we’re not pre-baking it) and bake until cheesecake is slightly jiggly in the center, 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes.
(Cheesecakes tend to crack if you don’t use a water bath. If you don’t want to use one, bake as directed. If you do want to use a water bath, double wrap the outside of the pan in aluminum foil and place in a baking dish. Place on oven rack and pour in enough boiling water to reach halfway up the pan. Bake as directed.)
If not using a water bath: Remove pan from oven and run a knife around the inside of the pan to release the cheesecake. Let cool 1 hour on a wire rack, then refrigerate until totally chilled, at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
If using a water bath: Turn oven off, prop open oven door, and let cheesecake cool in oven, 1 hour. Remove pan from water and unwrap foil. Refrigerate cheesecake until totally chilled, at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
When ready to serve, drizzle cheesecake with melted chocolate and caramel. Serve with whipped cream or Cool Whip, if desired.