Description

One 9-inch vanilla cheesecake with pecan praline topping, cut into twelve slices.

Ingredients

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1 1/2 cups Graham cracker crumbs
5 tablespoons Unsalted butter, melted, for crust
2 tablespoons Granulated sugar, for crust
24 ounces Cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup Granulated sugar, for filling
1/2 cup Sour cream
3 eggs Large eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 cup Pecans, chopped
1/2 cup Packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup Unsalted butter, for topping
1/4 cup Heavy cream
1/8 teaspoon Fine salt

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Instructions

Heat oven to 325°F. Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment. Mix 1 1/2 cups graham crumbs, 5 tbsp melted butter and 2 tbsp sugar; press across the bottom and bake about ten minutes. Cool briefly.
Beat 24 oz softened cream cheese with 3/4 cup sugar until smooth. Mix in 1/2 cup sour cream and 1 tsp vanilla, then add three eggs one at a time on low speed, stopping as soon as combined. Pour over the crust.
Bake approximately 55–60 minutes until the outer area is set and the center still has a small gentle wobble. Turn off heat and leave the cheesecake in the oven with the door ajar briefly if the top is browning, then cool on a rack for about one hour. Refrigerate at least four hours until fully chilled.
During cooling, simmer 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup cream and 1/8 tsp salt in a small saucepan, stirring until smooth and slightly thickened, approximately five minutes. Stir in 1 cup chopped pecans, cool until spoonable, then spread over the cold cheesecake shortly before serving. Cut twelve slices and record set, topping texture and yield in a trial.

Notes

Recipe-development draft; not kitchen-tested. Timing and yield are estimates. Nutrition has not been calculated.

Additional chilling, resting or cooling time: 300 minutes, included in the total.

Untested estimate: 10-minute crust bake and about 60-minute filling bake, one-hour cooling and four-hour refrigeration; topping is made during cooling.

Prep Time: 35 minutes
Chilling, resting or cooling: 300 minutes
Cook Time: 70 minutes
Category: Cheesecakes

Nutrition

Serving Size: One twelfth of a cheesecake