Pear Cheesecake w/ Oat Pecan Streusel

Ingredients

• 2 Bartlett or Bosc pears
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• gel food coloring (I used rust, red, teal & olive green but you can use whatever colors you prefer)
• 1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats, uncooked
• 1 cup flour
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 2/3 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3-4 medium pears, peeled, cored & coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• 2/3 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 454 gm cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 tsp pure almond extract
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup half & half cream
• 1/4 cup butter,
• 3/4 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp vanilla