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Published: Oct 10, 2019 · Modified: Dec 6, 2019 by Cathy Brak · This post may contain affiliate links

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Gluten Free Cheesecake Recipe with Pumpkin

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This Gluten Free Cheesecake recipe makes a traditional baked cheesecake with a dense, smooth, and creamy consistency, featuring the fall flavours of pumpkin. A spiced almond crust finishes it off nicely.

two slices of gluten free cheesecake recipe with pumpkin served on white plates with remaining cake on marble pedestal
Enjoy your pumpkin cheesecake with whipped cream on top.
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  • Is cheesecake gluten free?
  • How to Melt Coconut Oil
  • How to Make Gluten Free Cheesecake
  • More Great Pumpkin Recipes
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Is cheesecake gluten free?

Typically, cheesecake crust contains gluten. Cheesecake filling is often gluten free. Some might be thickened with wheat flour, so you need to watch out for that. Pure cream cheese is usually gluten free, so it's not too difficult to make a cheesecake with gluten free filling.

While you can make cheesecake with purchased gluten free graham crumbs for the crust, I wanted to create a whole food option. The nuttiness of almond meal seems perfect for a crumb crust. I added spices to complement the flavour of pumpkin in this gluten free cheesecake recipe.

pumpkin cheesecake with whipped cream

How to Melt Coconut Oil

I live in Canada where my coconut oil is solid most of the year. The easiest way I've found to melt it for a recipe like this one is to put it in a pyrex measuring cup in my preheating oven. I take a conservative guess at the amount I'll need and scoop it into the cup. As soon as I've turned on my oven to start preheating, I set the container of coconut oil inside. It doesn't need to be left in there very long. Coconut oil has a fairly low melting point. I remove it before the oil has completely melted, so it can finish melting from the warmth of the pyrex cup. At this point, it has usually melted enough for me to check the measurement accurately and add more if necessary.

If you leave the coconut oil in the oven too long, it will become too hot to mix satisfactorily with the other ingredients.

gluten free cheescake with pumpkin and topped with whipped cream
Gluten Free Pumpkin Cheesecake

How to Make Gluten Free Cheesecake

crumb mixture in food processor

Combine the dry ingredients for the crust in a food processor. With the machine running, slowly pour in the melted coconut oil, honey, and egg. Stop processing when it starts to clump up like this.

crumb crust pressed into springform pan

Press the crumb crust mixture into the bottom and sides of a springform pan.

creamed cream cheese in mixer bowl

Beat the softened cream cheese until light and fluffy.

pumpkin filling mixture in bottom of blender jar

Blend the remaining filling ingredients in a blender.

unbaked cream cheese filling in crumb crust

With splash guard in place and mixer running, slowly pour the liquid from the blender into the the beaten cream cheese. At least once, stop to scrape down the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl. Beat until the filling is smoothly combined. Carefully pour it into the prepared shell.

flat lay of baked pumpkin cheesecake

Bake until the centre is almost set. Leave in the oven with door open to cool. Then cover and refrigerate.

More Great Pumpkin Recipes

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Recipe

pumpkin cheesecake with whipped cream

Gluten Free Pumpkin Cheesecake

This baked cheesecake features the flavours of pumpkin and spices with an almond crust.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheesecake, dessert, gluten free, pumpkin ice cream
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Chilling Time: 12 hours hours
Total Time: 13 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 483kcal
Author: Cathy

Equipment

  • 9-inch springform pan
  • blender
  • Stand Mixer

Ingredients

Crust

  • 2 ¼ cups ground almond meal
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder, gluten free, if necessary
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 large egg

Filling

  • 24 ounces cream cheese, brick form NOT spreadable, at room temperature
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree, NOT pumpkin pie filling
  • ½ cup whipping cream
  • 1 cup organic raw cane sugar
  • 1 tablespoon tapioca flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425°F.
  • Combine almond meal, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, and salt for crust in food processor. Pulse to combine.
  • With the machine running, pour in melted coconut oil, honey, and egg. Stop the food processor when the dough starts to clump together.
  • Press crust into bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
  • Add all remaining ingredients EXCEPT cream cheese to blender and puree until smooth.
  • Beat cream cheese until fluffy.
  • While beating cream cheese, slowly pour in the ingredients from blender. Continue to beat until smoothly combined, stopping to scrape down sides and bottom at least once.
  • Carefully pour filling into prepared crust.
  • Set the springform pan onto a large baking sheet to catch any leaks. Bake for 10 minutes at 425°F. Turn down the heat to 225°F and continue baking for another hour without opening the oven door. Bake until the cheesecake is almost set in the centre. It will finish firming up when it cools.
  • Open the oven door, but leave the cheesecake sitting inside for one hour.
  • Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Notes

Serve with whipped cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 483kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 11.2g | Fat: 35.8g | Saturated Fat: 17.1g | Sodium: 310mg | Fiber: 3.3g | Sugar: 23.5g
wedge of pumpkin cheescake topped with a dollop of whipped cream, on a white plate, with remaining cake on pedestal plate in background.

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