This dessert became our new favorite after I developed the recipe to highlight our family’s favorite Thanksgiving dishes. Pecan pie is placed on top of a two-layer, perfectly baked pumpkin cheesecake. The ideal dessert every autumn!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- Crust:
- ½ (14.4 ounce) package graham crackers
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon milk
- ⅔ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Place graham crackers for crust in a zip-top bag and mash until crumbled. Mix with melted butter and press into the bottom of a springform pan.
- Combine cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla for filling in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Spread about 1 cup filling on the bottom of the crust.
- Add pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon to the remaining filling. Beat until thoroughly mixed. Pour into the pie crust.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes.
- While the pie is baking, beat egg for topping until foamy. Mix in brown sugar, melted butter, white sugar, and milk. Add nuts.
- Remove pie from the oven and pour topping over. Return to the oven and bake until topping is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes longer.
- Make sure your cream cheese is room temperature. If it is cold, it won’t get smooth and creamy and you’ll end up with chunks in your pie.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 432 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 36 g |
| Cholesterol | 116 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat | 15 g |
| Sodium | 334 mg |
| Sugars | 25 g |
| Fat | 30 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Seriously amazing!