Praline Cheesecake

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"In' Cheesecake Extraordinaire'"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 25mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• Vanilla Pecan Cookie Crust

• 11 vanilla sandwich cookies, crushed
• 3 tablespoons chopped pecans
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted

• Praline Filling

• 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

• Caramel Pecan Topping

• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
• 11 individually wrapped vanilla caramels
• 2 tablespoons sour cream

directions

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.