Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Place cupcake liners in your pan.

Crush the graham crackers into small pieces and crumbs. Some small chunks are okay - does not need to be finely ground.

Add in the 1 T. sugar, 1 t. Pumpkin spice and melted butter. Mix until the butter is incorporated and the mixture has a wet appearance.

Scoop out one heaping, loosely packed tablespoon worth of the crust mixture and place in the bottom of the cupcake lined baking pan.

Using the back of the tablespoon or the flat bottom of a ¼ cup measuring cup, gently press down to pack the crust into the bottom of the pan.

Repeat with the remaining crust mix. Set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the sugar and softened cream cheese - cream until smooth. Take your time with this step - if your cream cheese is not incorporated well enough or it was cold, there will be chunks in your cheesecakes. Make sure the mixture is creamed together well.

Add in one egg at a time and mix well between each addition.

Add in the pumpkin pie spice, flour and lemon juice.

Combine well again.

Add in the pumpkin puree and sour cream and mix thoroughly to combine - stop the machine and scrape down the sides and mix again.

Fill each cupcake liner until just under the rim of the top. Cheesecakes will not overflow when baked. They will puff up slightly during the bake time, but then settle again once cooled.

Bake in preheated oven for approximately 14-16 minutes. Before removing from the oven, preform a “jiggle test” - gently wiggle the pan and the centers of the cheesecakes should move slightly while the edges remain in place.

The cheesecakes will completely solidify once cooled but overbaking until it is completely set makes for a dry and crumbly cheesecake.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature.

Then place in the fridge for an additional 2 hours to completely set.

Do not remove the liners from the pan before they have cooled and solidified, otherwise you will have a messy, broken cheesecake.

Once the cheesecakes have cooled, they can be served. Just prior to serving, finish the topping. Place the whipping cream and powdered sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix on high speed for 1-2 minutes until stiff peaks form. Transfer the whipped cream to a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip and gently pipe a dollop of cream on each cheesecake.