Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves (scant, if fresh)
• ¾ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• + 8 more ingredients
• • 1 pound can pumpkin, unseasoned
  • 5 large eggs
  • ¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 packages cream cheese, (8 ounces each)
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ cups gingersnaps, crushed (Thin, crisp Swedish gingersnaps are good)
  • 6 Tablespoons butter, melted, cooled slightly.

Remove all refrigerated ingredients and allow to come to room temperature. Wrap the outside of a 9-inch springform pan with aluminum foil to make it water tight. Get ready a roasting pan or other pan suitable to use as a water bath to place springform pan in. Melt 6 Tablespoons butter, cool...

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