Praline Cheesecake

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 11 vanilla sandwich cookies, crushed
• 3 tablespoons chopped pecans
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 2/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup dark corn syrup
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup praline-flavored liqueur
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 11 individually wrapped vanilla caramels
• 2 tablespoons sour cream

Recipe

• 1 the crust-in a small bowl stir together the crushed cookies and pecans; stir in the melted butter until well combined.
• 2 press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
• 3 the filling-in a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, brown sugar, corn syrup, and cornstarch.
• 4 beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• 5 add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 beat in liqueur and vanilla extract.
• 7 stir in pecans.
• 8 pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
• 9 bake at 350° for 15 minutes; lower temperature to 200° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
• 10 remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
• 11 turn the oven off; return the cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour.
• 12 chill, uncovered, overnight.
• 13 the topping-sprinkle the pecans over the top of the cheesecake.
• 14 in the top of a double-boiler, melt caramels.
• 15 stir in sour cream.
• 16 drizzle over pecans; chill until serving time.