Praline Cheesecake
Makes:
8 Servings
Ingredients
Cheesecake:
•1 1/2 Cup Graham Crackers crumbs
•1/2 Sugar
•1/4 Cup butter (melted)
•2 packages of Cream Cheese
•1 Can Sweetened condensed milk
•1 tbsp Flour
•2 Eggs + 1 Yolk
Topping:
•1 c. white sugar
•3 tbsp. brown sugar
•1/2 tsp. salt
•1 c. corn syrup
•3/4 tsp. vanilla
•1/3 c. melted butter
•3 whole eggs, beaten
•1 c. Chopped Pecans
Preparation
Directions:
*DO NO PREHEAT OVEN
-Mix Graham Crackers, Butter and Sugar together, incorporate well.
-press into a round spring cake pan, use a cup to press down, bring up the sides about 1 inch.
-set aside while mixing cheesecake
-place Cream Cheese in a mixer and cream until smooth.
-add in sweetened condensed milk, mix until smooth.
-mix in flour and eggs, 1 egg at a time.
-1/2 cup of Pecans (optional)
-mix until smooth, scrape bottom to remove cream cheese lumps.
-pour mixture onto the Graham Cracker crust.
-place on a baking sheet and put it in the cold-oven.
-turn on oven to 200°F (do not Preheat)
-Bake for 3 1/2 hours
-When timer rings, turn off oven but leave cheesecake in oven with door closed.
-Set timer for 1 hour
-When timer goes off, remove cheesecake, cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge.
-Chill in fridge for 8 - 24 hours.
Topping:
-When cheesecake has chilled and Ready to top, prepare the pecan topping.
-in a skillet melt 1/2 tbsp of butter & add the Pecans to toast them
-keep stirring pecans as they will burn quick.
-toast slightly and remove from skillet
-in a saucepan add all the rest of the ingredients.
-bring to a boil over medium heat
-stir occasionally to prevent burning
-stir in the Toasted Pecans
-lower heat and cook for 20 min
-keep stirring
-take off heat
-as it cools it will have a thick consistency.
-once cooled down, pour over Cheesecake.
Enjoy!!