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These cupcakes are topped with meringue GHOSTS. They were made to look like ghosts for Halloween and nothing else. 

These pumpkin cheesecakes with biscoff crust have a ghost meringue top – perfect for Halloween!

I’ve mentioned to you before about the Core class I like to take at the gym. It’s taught by a woman from the planet SuperCore.

The class is really a good one, and I love the teacher. I keep going back even though she tries to kill me in new ways each week. Which is why, when she has a substitute, I’m often weary of who will be teaching.

Once, there was this lady. She had us do strange things with the large exercise ball. And after 25 minutes I had no sweat in strange places and my abs felt pain-free, thus rendering it the wasted 25 minutes I’d never get back.

The Queen of SuperCore has been out the past week and a half for her own wedding. So there’s been a sub. I skipped a few classes, but finally decided to give it a go last Thursday.

I was a little skeptical of the teacher at first. Although looking extremely buff and wearing a Boston Marathon shirt, she was very calm. But she turned out to be a very good sub. My abs wanted to murder her after 25 minutes, which, for me, is what rates a good core class.

There was one issue though. One little thing about gym classes I never really thought about.

She left the lights on during our workout. Full brightness, hello neighbor! I can see you really well! lights.

I mean, besides the obviousness of worrying about whether my shorts were riding up a little too much, having the lights on was…well, it was just plain weird.

At one point, sitting on the large exercise ball, doing crunches while trying not to vomit, I happened to cross eyes with a woman facing me. We both looked quickly away, almost embarrassed. Ashamed.

I spend the remainder of the class willing myself to look at my feet, lest I be caught in a cross-gaze with the man across the room.

Lights on in the gym classroom = just plain weird. Who knew?

Now, as much as I wanted to skip the class that day, I’m so glad I went. Because then I went home and made these.

And promptly ate three.

I {heart} pumpkin cheesecake. It’s smooth, creamy, and pure Fall on a plate. These cheesecakes were adapted from my friend Hayley (who is also doing ghosts today for Halloween week!) I misread her recipe and forgot to add the egg. I got worried, but it didn’t matter. They were super awesome. And I had some filling left over that I used as a dip…since it was egg-free.

I normally like to pair gingersnaps with pumpkin. I did that last year. And this year too. But this time I paired the pumpkin cheesecake with Biscoff Cookies.

Yes, I just said Biscoff Cookies. The stuff that Biscoff is made of. Those cookies are dangerous. I didn’t use the whole package…but I ended up eating the rest anyway. And paired with the pumpkin cheesecake these really do create a party in your mouth.

And let’s not forget the ghosts. They are made of fluffy meringue frosting. Super sweet and fluffy and GOOD.

I think these are my new favorite dessert.

Totally worth working out in a lighted room for.

Although that’s just really weird. There are just some things you need the lights off for, you know?

Enjoy, and thanks for reading!

Last Updated on March 9, 2024



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78 Comments

  1. My excitement for Halloween actually starts right now, as soon as I saw these cute themed cupcakes! On another note, I’ve never had a core class in the dark before–I did do a spin class where they turned off the lights, though, and I felt oddly secure about bobbing my head crazily whenever an oldie came on that I wanted to jam to. Even though, you know, I’m pretty sure people aren’t *blind* just because it’s *dark.* Thank you for sharing!

    1. Thank you! There are lots of windows in the gym, so its more dim than dark…but better than full light! 🙂

  2. You are hilarious! I am for sure a lights off kind of girl:) I was oging to make pumpkin cheesecake today -0 but made puppy treats instead

  3. Dang, I’m going to have to find a core class. I WILL be making these and chances are good I will personally eat most of them. Biscoff + pumpkin =happiness!

  4. Well, hello new favorite combo;-) Biscoff and pumpkin sounds awesome together!!! And cute meringue ghosts are the perfect topper for this month! I love it all!!! Of course now I’m craving cheesecake and it’s too late to make any…

    1. For sure! It’s my new fav. Sorry about the late cravings, lol. You do it to me all the time too! 😉

  5. LOL! I’ve never thought about that! I’ve only ever worked out in a gym class a few times, but I think the lights were always on…. they’re supposed to be off? Maybe I would have liked the classes more that way!! I bet I would have 🙂

    These are super cute. And O.M.G. Pumpkin and biscoff?????????? It’s like the new peanut butter and chocolate!

  7. These guys are so cute! How did you only eat 3?? Love the ghost tops. So wonderful!

  8. Eeeeeek!! I love love love these!! Biscoff cookie crust? What the what, how come I didn’t get one?!

    2. This recipe did not work out. When making a mirengue you don’t add the suger at the start of mixing. I later learned you add it slowly as you mix. Also, condensed milk does not come in 7oz cans. I wasted ten eggs and two cups of sugar. Also you should mention the cheesecake needs to be chilled before serving. To someone who never made these before, this was a disaster.

      1. I am SO sorry they didn’t work out for you! I know that is very frustrating. 🙁 I actually did add the sugar and egg whites at the same time as per the recipe I was following from Food Network. I added the chilling part to the recipe (it said cool completely…I should have written chill, and I am sorry for that mistake). You are right, it should have been a 14 ounce can, I’m sorry for my typos. Thank you for bringing them to my attention!

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