Amazing Pecan Pie Cheesecake Recipe

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Coconut cream adds richness with fewer calories.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: buttermilk

Greek yogurt offers similar tang with lower fat.

pecans

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats, while sunflower seeds are budget-friendly.

Crush 12 graham crackers into 1 3/4 cups, either by hand or in a food processor.

Mix crushed graham crackers with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 cup brown sugar.

Add 1/4 cup melted unsalted butter to the mixture and combine until it holds together.

Press the mixture into a 9-inch springform pan to form the crust and bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.

In a stand mixer, mix three blocks (8 ounces each) of room temperature cream cheese until creamy.

Add 1 cup of granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt, mixing until incorporated.

Add 1/3 cup sour cream and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, mixing until smooth.

Crack three large eggs into a bowl and add them one at a time into the mixture, mixing in between.

Sift in 3 tablespoons of flour while mixing to avoid lumps.

Pour the cheesecake filling into the crust and level it out.

Prepare a casserole dish with 4 cups of boiling water and place it below the cheesecake in the oven.

Bake the cheesecake at 325°F for 40 minutes.

After cooling overnight, toast 2 cups of pecans in the oven at 350°F for 4 minutes, then stir and toast for another 4 minutes.

In a pan, melt 1/2 cup unsalted butter and mix in 3/4 cup brown sugar and 2/3 cup heavy cream to create caramel.

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