Pumpkin-Pecan Cheesecake

Name: Pumpkin-Pecan Cheesecake
Prep time: 11 h 32 min
Cook time: 11 h 32 min
Total time: 11 h 32 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 Tbsps butter, melted; 355 milliliters canned pumpkin; 907 grams packages cream cheese, softened; 4 larges eggs; 1 leave Garnishes: coarsely chopped Pecan Pie-Glazed Pecans, fresh sage; 473 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 3 Tbsps light brown sugar; 79 milliliters finely chopped pecans; 12 servings Praline Topping; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For $1.63 per serving, this recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 521 calories, 10g of protein, and 38g of fat. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 11 hour and 32 minutes. Head to the store and pick up eggs, pecans, cream cheese, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 32

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Oven

Stir together first 4 ingredients in a bowl until well blended. Press mixture on bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of a 9-inch springform pan.

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Springform Pan

Bowl

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Oven

Beat cream cheese and next 2 ingredients at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until blended and smooth.

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Cream Cheese

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Stand Mixer

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

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Egg

Add pumpkin and lemon juice, beating until blended.

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Lemon Juice

Pumpkin

Pour batter into prepared crust. (Pan will be very full.)

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Crust

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Frying Pan

Bake at 325 for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until almost set. Turn oven off.

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Oven

Let cheesecake stand in oven, with door closed, 15 minutes.

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Remove cheesecake from oven, and gently run a knife around outer edge of cheesecake to loosen from sides of pan. (Do not remove sides of pan.) Cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 hour). Cover and chill 8 to 24 hours.

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Wire Rack

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Frying Pan

Remove sides and bottom of pan, and transfer cheesecake to a serving plate. Prepare Praline Topping; immediately pour slowly over top of cheesecake, spreading to within 1/4 inch of edge.

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Pralines

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Frying Pan

Garnish, if desired.

Try This Twist! Sweet Potato-Pecan Cheesecake: Substitute 1 1/2 cups mashed, cooked sweet potatoes for canned pumpkin. Proceed with recipe as directed, baking 1 hour or until almost set.

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Canned Pumpkin