Praline Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup toasted pecans, finely chopped but not ground
• 1 1/2 lbs cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 5 1/3 ounces evaporated milk
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• pure maple syrup, for glazing
• 12 whole pecans, for garnishing

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees f.
• 2 combine crust ingredients in a small bowl.
• 3 press mixture into a 9- or 10- inch springform pan.
• 4 bake for 10 minutes in preheated oven.
• 5 when crust is done, remove from oven and set aside.
• 6 increase oven temperature to 325 degrees f.
• 7 combine cream cheese, brown sugar, evaporated milk, flour, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl; beat well.
• 8 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 9 pour filling mixture into baked crust.
• 10 bake at 325 degrees f for 50 minutes (center of cheesecake should still be slightly wobbly).
• 11 cool cheesecake completely (using whatever preferred method; everyone has their own).
• 12 before serving, paint the top with maple syrup and arrange whole pecans in a decorative pattern on top (i usually do it in such a way as to have one pecan per slice).
• 13 cover and refrigerate leftovers.