Mascarpone Pumpkin Cheesecake in the Microwave

Name: Mascarpone Pumpkin Cheesecake in the Microwave
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons Mascarpone Cheese, Softened Or Reduced Fat Cream Cheese; 2 Tablespoons Greek Yogurt, Plain; ¼ cups Canned Pumpkin Puree (Not Pie Filling); 3 Tablespoons Egg Substitute; ¼ teaspoons Vanilla Etxract; ½ teaspoons Stevia To Taste; ½ teaspoons Maple Syrup; ¼ teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice; ¼ teaspoons Cinnamon; 1 teaspoon Graham Crackers, Crushed (use Gluten Free Graham Cracker To Make GF)

A creamy and rich cheesecake with pure pumpkin puree, Greek yogurt and spices made in the microwave in 90 seconds.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients

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Why it works: Vanilla and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,287 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Mascarpone Pumpkin Cheesecake in the Microwave

Serves 1

Prep5 min

Cook1 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1101Calories

48 gProtein

41 gFat

131 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Mascarpone	2 tbsp (28g)	120
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Egg Substitute	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cracker	5 saltine crackers (15g)	66
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Pumpkin	not in our table	0
Pie Filling	not in our table	0
Pie	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Vanilla + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,287 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
Pumpkin + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,744 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Pumpkin + maple syruptop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together256 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Pumpkin + vanillatop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together784 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Yogurt + vanillatop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,191 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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