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Pumpkin Cheesecake Empanadas

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Author Vianney Rodriguez

Ingredients

  • 2 8 ounce packages Philadelphia Cream Cheese,
  • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 1 15 ounce can pumpkin pie filling,
  • 1 16.3 ounce can refrigerator buttermilk biscuits,
  • 2 egg whites

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl, beat Philadelphia® Cream Cheese and brown sugar. Gradually add cinammon, ginger and eggs; beat until smooth. Add pumpkin and beat until very smooth and creamy.
  2. 2 Separate biscuit dough into eight individual biscuits. Using a serrated knife, cut each biscuit in half horizontally to create 16 rounds. Press or roll each round to form a 4-inch circle.
  3. 3 Spoon pumpkin cheesecake filling onto each round. Fold dough in half over filling, pressing edges with a fork to seal. Brush empanadas with beaten egg.
  4. 4 Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack and allow to cool at least 30 minutes.

Recipe Notes

recipe from H-E-B