BEST PUMPKIN PECAN CHEESECAKE

Best Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake image

This cheesecake recipe is a new addition to our Thanksgiving menu.

Provided by JJOHN32

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash

Yield 11

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

½ cup chopped pecans
¼ cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
⅓ cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
¾ cup pumpkin butter
1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Combine pecans and 1/4 cup brown sugar; cut in butter or margarine with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Set aside.
Beat cream cheese at high speed of an electric mixer until smooth. Add 1/3 cup brown sugar; beat well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in pumpkin butter. Pour mixture into crust.
Bake for 40 minutes.
Sprinkle pecan mixture over pie. Bake for 5 additional minutes, or until butter or margarine and sugar melt. Cool on a wire rack. Cover, and chill for at least 4 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 321.7 calories, Carbohydrate 35.1 g, Cholesterol 61.8 mg, Fat 19.1 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 216 mg, Sugar 26.7 g