While we love to celebrate food in many ways at PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, we never forget that 1 in 5 kids in America struggles with hunger. That's why we've joined forces with No Kid Hungry again as the presenting sponsor of Friendsgiving for No Kid Hungry.
And, yes, of course, I'm hosting my own Friendsgiving dinner with friends and family. I hope you'll join me by signing up to host a Friendsgiving — it’s easy, it’s free and all of us at PHILADELPHIA are helping No Kid Hungry provide you with as many resources as we can to make it a success.
While you're having friends over for food and wine, you can provide food for hungry kids. Not sure how to host a successful fundraiser? Check out the Friendsgiving resource center for help.
To sweeten the day for you, I'm sharing an exclusive recipe to spice up your celebration. Our mini pumpkin spice latte cheesecakes are the perfect addition to any Friendsgiving menu. (I'm serving these at my own Friendsgiving dinner, so you know I speak from the heart.)
To make our PHILADELPHIA Mini Pumpkin Spice Latte Cheesecakes, you'll need:
- 24 European-style cookies for coffee (speculoos cookies), finely crushed (about 1-3/4 cups)
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
- 2-1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, divided
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1 Tbsp. MAXWELL HOUSE Instant Coffee
- 1 cup whipping cream
Directions:
1.Heat oven to 325°F.
2.Combine cookie crumbs and 2 tbsp. sugar; press onto bottoms of 24 paper-lined muffin cups, adding about 1 tbsp. crumb mixture to each cup.
3.Beat cream cheese and 3/4 cup of the remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add pumpkin, 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Stir in coffee granules until completely dissolved. Spoon over crusts.
4.Bake 26 to 30 min. or until centers are almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 2 hours.
5.Beat whipping cream with remaining 2 tbsp. sugar in clean bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Spoon into pastry bag; use to pipe whipped cream over cheesecakes. Sprinkle with remaining pumpkin pie spice.
Thanks for joining us in the fight to end childhood hunger this Thanksgiving. Don't forget to share your photos of food and friends with us on social media at @lovemyphilly and be sure to use #Friendsgiving and #NoKidHungry as hashtags
PHILADELPHIA is a proud sponsor of Friendsgiving for No Kid Hungry.
