Praline Cheesecake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

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