Maple Pecan Cheesecake Eh!

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 24 vanilla cream-filled sandwich style cookies, crushed
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar, light brown
• 1/3 cup maple syrup, good quality (not artificial)
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 eggs, jumbo, fresh
• 1 egg yolk, fresh
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, pure
• 2/3 cup pecans, roasted, chopped
• 1 cup whipping cream, garnish (optional)
• 1/8 cup ground pecans, garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 vanilla cookie crust.
• 2 in a small bowl, stir the crushed cookies and melted butter till well combined.
• 3 press the crumb mixture evenly over the bottom of a greased 9" springform pan.
• 4 put aside until needed.
• 5 maple pecan filling.
• 6 in a large bowl combine, cream cheese, sugar, syrup and cornstarch.
• 7 using an electric mixer, beat until smooth.
• 8 add eggs and yolk, one at a time, mixing well.
• 9 next beat in vanilla extract, add the pecans, stir and pour into prepared 9" springform pan.
• 10 bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
• 11 lower the temperature to 225 degrees and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. (or until the center of the cake no longer looks wet or shiny).
• 12 remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan. turn the oven off and return the cake to the oven for an additional hour.
• 13 chill the cake, in the fridge, uncovered, overnight.
• 14 serve with whipped cream garnished with a sprinkling of ground pecans.