Praline Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
• maple syrup
• pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 combine crumbs, granulated sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• 2 bake at 350°f for 10 minutes.
• 3 combine cream cheese, brown sugar and flour, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 5 blend in vanilla; stir in chopped pecans.
• 6 pour over crust.
• 7 bake at 450°f for 10 minutes.
• 8 reduce oven temperature to 250°f and continue baking an additional 30 minutes.
• 9 loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
• 10 chill.
• 11 brush with maple syrup; top with pecan halves.