Shelly's Recipe

MARBLE PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Category: Cheesecake

2 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup cooked or canned pumpkin
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Dash cloves and nutmeg
2 eggs
1 graham cracker crust
1/3 cup mini- semi-sweet chocolate chips

Sprinkle some of the chocolate morsels on the bottom of the pie crust (wide coverage, but not too many). Melt the rest in microwave.

Mix cream cheese, pumpkin, sugar, vanilla and spices until well blended. Add eggs and mix well.

Remove 1/3 cup of mixture and mix with melted chocolate. Pour rest of cheese mixture into crust. Spoon chocolate mixture on top and swirl with a table knife or spoon. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until center is almost set.

Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Garnish with whipped cream and chopped pecans or chocolate shavings.