Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

Ingredients:

Pumpkin Filling

• 1 15-oz can pumpkin puree
• ½ c sugar
• 1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
• ½ tsp salt
• 3 large eggs
• ¾ c fat-free half-and-half

Cheesecake filling

• 5 oz light cream cheese
• 3 oz regular cream cheese
• ¼ c sugar
• 1 large egg
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• Topping
• 6 chocolate wafer cookies, crushed into coarse or fine crumbs

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350?F. Cut a 9-inch circle out of parchment paper; place in bottom of a 9-inch springform pan and coat with nonstick spray.
2. To make pumpkin filling, in a large bowl whisk together pumpkin puree, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Gently whisk in eggs, one at a time, until blended; whisk in half-and-half. Pour into prepared pan; spread into an even layer.
3. To make cheesecake filling, in another large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat both cream cheeses and sugar until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla. Pour into pan over pumpkin layer; swirl with a knife to slightly combine layers.
4. Bake until filling is set along edge but jiggles slightly in center, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Transfer to wire rack and let cool in pan to room temperature.
5. Cover pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours or overnight. To serve, run a small thin knife around side of cheesecake; release and remove side of pan.
6. If desired decorate top of cake with crushed cookies. Slice into 12 pieces and lift each piece off parchment as you serve.