Pecan Pie Cheesecake

Total Time: 21 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 21 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup dark corn syrup
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 2/3 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 crust.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°.
• 3 combine wafer crumbs and brown sugar.
• 4 stir in melted butter.
• 5 press into bottom and up sides of a 9″ springform pan.
• 6 bake for 6 minutes.
• 7 set aside to cool.
• 8 pecan filling.
• 9 combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan.
• 10 bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• 11 reduce heat and simmer until thickened, about 8-10 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 12 pour into crust and set aside.
• 13 cheesecake filling.
• 14 reduce oven to 325°.
• 15 with a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat cream cheese at medium speed until creamy.
• 16 add brown sugar and flour and beat until fluffy.
• 17 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each one.
• 18 stir in cream and vanilla.
• 19 pour over pecan filling.
• 20 bake for 1 hour.
• 21 turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven with the door closed for 1 hour. remove from oven and run a knife along the outside edges to loosen cheesecake from sides of pan.
• 22 let cool.
• 23 chill for at least 4 hours before serving.