Sweet Cheesecake Recipes
Southern Pecan Cheesecake
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 1/2 cups quick oats
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup melted butter
Filling
- 40 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 2/3 cups light brown sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups chopped pecans, divided
- Whipped cream (optional)
Instructions
- Place oats in food processor or blender; process to consistency of flour.
- Combine oats with remaining crust ingredients; press onto the bottom of a 10 inch springform pan. Chill.
- Beat cream cheese with mixer until fluffy; slowly add brown sugar and mix well.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
- Stir in vanilla extract and half of nuts. Mix and pour over crust.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
- Turn oven off but leave cake in oven for 30 minutes more.
- To reduce the chance of cracks on top surface, run a knife edge of cheesecake as soon as you remove it from the oven.
- Let cool to room temperature; chill for 8 hours.
- Remove sides of pan. Press additional chopped pecans around sides and pipe top with whipped cream.