PUMPKIN PRALINE CHEESECAKE

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Categories     Dessert

Number Of Ingredients 19

Crust:
1 1/2 c. ground gingersnap cookies
1 1/2 c. toasted pecans
1/4 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 c. unsalted butter, melted
Filling:
2 pounds cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
6 lg. eggs
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree
Praline Topping:
1/3 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
1/3 c. whipping cream
1/2 c. roasted and chopped pecans

Steps:

  • 1.Finely grind cookies, pecans, sugar in food processor. Add melted butter and blend until combined. Press crust mixture onto bottom and up sides of a 9-inch springform pan with 2 3/4-inch high sides. Cover pan bottom with foil to keep any butter from oozing out onto your oven. Bake at 350 for 5 to 10 minutes till set. Cool and chill. 2.In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light. Gradually add sugar, flour, spices. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, blending well and scraping down bowl often. Add pumpkin and blend well. Pour batter into chilled crust and bake in center of preheated 325 oven for 90 minutes. Turn off heat and let cake stand for 30 minutes with oven door cracked open. Cool on racks and then chill for 2 hours and top with praline. 3.In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cream. Over medium heat, cook and stir sugar and cream mixture until sugar dissolves. Simmer 5 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in nuts and stir until mixture stiffens. Pour over top of cake (sides of pan are on). Chill at least 4 hours before serving.

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