Maple Pecan Cheesecake

Name: Maple Pecan Cheesecake
Total time: 110 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 cup (1 stick) Nellie's Free Range Unsalted Butter, melted; 4 eight-ounce blocks of cream cheese, softened; 1 cup pure maple syrup; 6 large Nellie's Free Range Eggs; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon maple extract, optional (see notes); 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) plus 1 tablespoon Nellie's Free Range Unsalted Butter, divided; 1/2 cup light brown sugar; 1/4 cup heavy cream; 1 cup pecans, chopped; Pinch of salt

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A secret ingredient helps the maple syrup flavor shine in this maple pecan cheesecake—even when it's blanketed in a crunchy and silky sweet pecan caramel.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) Nellie's Free Range Unsalted Butter, melted
4 eight-ounce blocks of cream cheese, softened
1 cup pure maple syrup
6 large Nellie's Free Range Eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon maple extract, optional (see notes)
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) plus 1 tablespoon Nellie's Free Range Unsalted Butter, divided
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup pecans, chopped
Pinch of salt