- 38 gingersnap cookies, finely crushed
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell's® Condensed Tomato Soup
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Wrap aluminum foil around the outside of a 9-inch springform pan.
- Stir the cookie crumbs, butter and 3 tablespoons sugar in a medium bowl. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of the pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned. Remove the pan from the oven. Let the crust cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
- Beat the cream cheese and remaining 1 1/3 cups sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until the mixture is creamy. Beat in the soup, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract. Pour the batter into the pan.
- Bake for 55 minutes or until the center is almost set. Let the cheesecake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.