Pecan Pie Cheesecake with Caramel-Bourbon Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 oz. chocolate-wafer cookies (about 28 wafers)
• ½ cup pecans, toasted
• 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
• 3 pkg. neufchatel or cream cheese (8 oz. each ), room temperature
• 1 stick unsalted butter (8 Tbsp.), room temperature
• ½ cup packed light brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ tsp. table salt
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ¼ cup bourbon ( optional )
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar
• ½ stick unsalted butter (4 Tbsp.)
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 ½ cups chopped pecans, toasted