{"id":206,"date":"2023-11-05T23:35:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T23:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squarespace.joannawhiteart.com\/wp\/2023\/11\/05\/the-fresh-market-pumpkin-cheesecake-review\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T13:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T17:06:12","slug":"the-fresh-market-pumpkin-cheesecake-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/05\/the-fresh-market-pumpkin-cheesecake-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fresh Market Pumpkin Cheesecake Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Author\u2019s note: I wasn\u2019t paid to write this review. I bought this cheesecake with my own monies. I have no affiliation with <\/em>The Fresh Market<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I were a rich man\u2026.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Fresh Market knows how to entice my gullible tastebuds. Curses! Their scrummy bakery desserts are too expensive for me to regularly indulge, but they sure are fancy-pants<\/em> stuff. I\u2019ve seen a number of \u201cpumpkin spice\u201d cheesecakes floating around my local grocery stores, but The Fresh Market Pumpkin Cheesecake is actually PUMPKIN cheesecake. Pumpkin puree is featured prominently in the cheesecake batter, rather than merely spices.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The texture of the cheesecake is fluffy and soft, but dense enough to feel substantial.<\/strong> There\u2019s sufficient pumpkin taste to be distinct, but not so much that it turns into a pumpkin pie<\/em>. I think the pumpkin provides some additional fudgey moisture, overall. It\u2019s only lightly sweet, which I prefer. Compared to other cheesecakes, this one is mild tasting, and only slightly<\/em> tangy. More creamy than cheesy. I didn\u2019t detect much, if any, spice taste in the cheesecake itself \u2014 it\u2019s a smooth, gentle, creamy taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(For another festive holiday dessert, check out my review of Sam’s Club Pumpkin Cheesecake<\/a>, which is sold frozen in a box.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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HOWEVER,<\/strong> the thick crust is bursting<\/em> with spiciness!<\/strong> In fact, there\u2019s so much sassy<\/em> spice in the crust that once I ate a bite, it made every other part of the cheesecake taste spicy, too. The strong zing of the spices lingers in the mouth, and turns every subsequent bite into a spice-fest. Contagious spiciness. It\u2019s an almost \u201chot\u201d taste (like a cinnamon candy). I loved this.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I would describe the crust as extremely moist.<\/strong> And significantly sweeter than the cheesecake body. It\u2019s a soft crust, with no cookie bits or crunch. That\u2019s because it\u2019s made from flour, instead of crumbs or crushed cookies. I didn\u2019t really like the flour taste \u2014 it tasted like raw flour, instead of cooked flour, even though I\u2019m certain it WAS baked. The ingredients include brown rice flour and wheat germ, too. There\u2019s a slight brown sugar touch, but it\u2019s overshadowed by the aggressive taste of cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Aesthetically, I would describe this cheesecake as having a pleasing home-made, almost rustic appearance.<\/strong> It doesn\u2019t look like a generic, mass-produced supermarket cheesecake, but rather something from a boutique bakery. Or your mom\u2019s<\/em> kitchen. The only negative is that mine had some odd, mechanical impressions on the top. Mysterious.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This is a tiny cheesecake.<\/strong> Mine was a scant 4.5 inches in diameter. Yes, I measured it.<\/em> It\u2019s comparatively TALL, but compact. This results in super-stubby-short slices. Hey, I\u2019m a super-stubby-short individual myself, so I don\u2019t judge. There\u2019s probably<\/em> a way to make these odd little halfling slices look like some kind of sleek, intentionally edgy, gourmet-shaped dessert, IDK. With some finesse, and good luck. But otherwise, yeah, they look like you just didn\u2019t serve enough dessert. You cheesecake-miser!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019d say you\u2019d be lucky to get 6 miniature servings from this cheesecake. The piece on my plate here is 3 ounces.<\/strong> The whole cheesecake weighs about 1 pound, 5 ounces (I weighed mine at 1 pound, 4 ounces, so maybe some liquid evaporated). It\u2019s definitely an awkward dessert to slice and serve. It\u2019s a convenient size for a single person or couple, but not ideal for entertaining.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in The Fresh Market Pumpkin Cheesecake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ingredients from the label are mighty confusing, but here is what I think<\/em> is actually in the cheesecake I bought:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n