Butter Pecan Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring
• 1 cup pecans, finely chopped and toasted

Recipe

• 1 combine cracker crumbs, 1/3 cup sugar, butter, and half cup pecans, mixing well.
• 2 reserve 1/3 cup mixture.
• 3 firmly press remaining mixture on bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• 4 beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• 5 gradually add 1 1/2 cups sugar, mixing well.
• 6 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 7 add sour cream and flavorings; mix well.
• 8 stir in 1 cup pecans.
• 9 spoon into prepared pan, sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• 10 bake at 475°f for 10 minutes.
• 11 reduce temperature to 300°f ,and bake an additional 50 minutes.
• 12 let cool to room temperature on a wire rack, then chill.