Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake

This cheesecake is creamy and delicious its a family-favorite dessert.I like it cause its a recipe you can serve on any holiday.This cheesecake is usally served with coffee but i spiced it up with a hot cup of chai tea.This recipe came from eversave recipes.

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 4-6
• Yields: 1 cup maple syrup

Ingredients

• 3  regular  pie crusts or 2  deep dish pie shells
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2  cups pumpkin
• 3  eggs
• 1  cup pure maple syrup
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1  cup  whipping cream
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300*f degrees. In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese fluffy.Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.Add pumpkin,eggs,1/4 cup maple syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg.Mix well.Pour into pie crusts.Bake for one hour 15 minutes or until edges spring back when lightly touched[center will be slightly soft].Cool.Chill 2-4 hours.While pies chill,make the maple pecan [or just maple] glaze in sauce pan.Combine remaining maple 1/2 ccup syrup and 1 cup whipping cream.Bring to a boil.Boil rapidly 15-20 minutes or until thickened[stirring occasionally].Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans to your glaze [ again optional].Drizzle pie slices with maple pecan glaze.This recipe makes 3 regular pies or 2 deep dish pies.