Pumpkin Cheesecake In A Pecan Crust

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
• 3/4 cup ground pecans
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 tablespoons golden brown sugar, packed
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
• 1 1/2 cups packed golden brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 crust: combine all crust ingredients in medium bowl and stir until moist clumps form.
• 3 press into bottom and 1" up sides of 9" springform pan (2 1/2" deep). refrigerate.
• 4 filling: beat cream cheese until smooth.
• 5 add pumpkin, sugar, vanilla and spice, and beat until well blended.
• 6 add eggs one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
• 7 pour filling into crust (filling will extend above crust).
• 8 bake until top is golden and center is softly set, about 1 1/4 hours.
• 9 cool on rack.
• 10 cover and chill overnight.
• 11 remove pan sides.
• 12 garnish cake with chopped pecans.