There are a couple things I do every year on Thanksgiving after the food has been eaten, the table cleared and that last crumb of pie licked off the plates – first is to convince the hubby to do the dishes and secondly, I put a pot of dried beans on to soak. It’s not that I have anything against gluten free turkey noodle soup but after all the traditional, American flavors of Thanksgiving I am ready to spice things up! Chipotle Turkey Bean Soup is the answer.

1. Hold on to your hats ladies and gentlemen…. the Holidays are right around the
corner! The need for quick go-to gluten free recipes for desserts abound with an
increase in special family meals, entertaining and pot luck parties. Not to worry, I
have your back with this no bake, pumpkin praline cheesecake. Seriously, this
cheesecake is so quick and easy that even the busiest, most baking challenged person
in the universe has no excuse to skip dessert. Oh, and did I mention that it tastes
divine? And that it has the appropriate amount of “WOW factor” required for the
Holidays?
If you happen to be a person who has hours upon hours to spend roasting pumpkins,
making homemade gluten free graham crackers and churning your own butter then
you might want to just skip on to other gluten free recipes. If, however, you are like
the rest of the planet who realizes there are times when using great convenience
products like Kinnikinnick’s gluten free graham style crumbs (thank you
Kinnikinnick) and canned pumpkins are not only OK but necessary (hello…
Holidays!) then by all means read on and enjoy!
Since the Holidays are jam packed with calories as well as fun festivities, I make my
version a bit on the lighter side by using light whipped topping (aka Lite Cool Whip)
and low fat cream cheese but if that isn’t an issue then go for it and use real whipped
cream and full fat cream cheese.

2. Gluten Free No Bake Pumpkin Praline Cheesecake
Ingredients
Topping:
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 cup chopped pecans ,1 pinch kosher salt ,1
tablespoon brown sugar
Crust:
2 ½ cups gluten free graham style crumbs ,1/3 cup sugar ,¼ teaspoon kosher salt
,½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter – melted
Filling:
1 – 8 ounce packages cream cheese (low fat or regular) – at room temperature ,1 –
15 ounce can of pure pumpkin (do not use pumpkin pie filling) ,¾ teaspoon
ground cinnamon ,¼ teaspoon ground cloves ,1/8 teaspoon freshly ground
nutmeg , 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt , ½ cup sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped to medium peaks with 1/2 cup
confectioners’ sugar OR 1 – 8 ounce container whipped topping (regular, low fat
or fat free) – thawed (do not add the 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar if using whipped
topping)
Directions
Prepare the topping. Line a baking sheet with a silicon baking mat or piece of
parchment paper. Melt the 4 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-
high heat. Add the pecans, salt and brown sugar and stir well.

3. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour the coated nuts onto the prepared
baking sheet in a single layer and refrigerate until cooled, about 10 minutes.
Spray a 9 inch springform with gluten-free non-stick cooking spray and line the
bottom with a piece of parchment or waxed paper. Spray the paper with some more
cooking spray. Combine the crust ingredients, mix well and press firmly into the
prepared springform covering the bottom and going up the sides of the
springform.
Beat the cream cheese with a mixer until smooth. Add the pumpkin, cinnamon,
cloves, nutmeg, salt and sugar and beat on medium speed until combined,
scraping the bottom and sides of the mixing bowl at least once. With a spatula,
fold in the whipped cream or whipped topping until no longer streaky. Pour into
the crust. Scrape the nuts off the pan with a spatula and top the cheesecake.
Refrigerate the cheesecake for 3 hours or up to 24 hours. Store leftovers in the
fridge.
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