The Pecan Praline Cheesecake Recipe is one of my absolute favorites to make when I want to impress my loved ones with something truly special. This rich and creamy dessert combines the buttery sweetness of pralines with smooth cheesecake, and I promise you’ll have everyone asking for seconds!
What makes this recipe so wonderful is the beautiful layers of flavor—the cookie crust gives it a wonderful crunch, while the butter and sugar create that classic praline sweetness that just melts on your tongue. The technique of building these flavors together is what transforms a simple cheesecake into something truly memorable.
I love serving this at family gatherings because it’s always the first thing to disappear from the dessert table, and it brings back such happy memories of baking with my grandchildren. There’s something special about watching their faces light up when they taste that perfect combination of pecans and creamy cheesecake.
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Pecan Praline Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Cookies
- 2 tablespoon Sugar
- 4 tablespoon Butter
Instructions
- 12-14 servings.
- To prepare crust, combine crumbs, sugar, and butter in small bowl.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Press onto bottom of 9 inch spring-form pan.
- Chill
- Combine pecans and butter; spread proportionately on baking sheet.
- Watching carefully, toast at 350 degrees till golden.
- Cold.
- In large bowl, combine cream cheese, brown sugar, and flour.
- Beat till light.
- Add in Large eggs, one at a time, blending well after each.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Reserving 1/4 c. of pecans for topping, add in remaining pecans to filling mix.
- Pour filling over crust and bake at 325 degrees for 60 min.
- Turn oven off and allow cheesecake to cold in oven for 30 min.
- Loosen cake from rim of pan.
- When cake has cooled to room temperature, remove the rim.
- To prepare topping, combine sugars, cream and butter in small saucepan.
- Heat to boiling, stirring till sugars dissolve.
- Cook over low heat to just under the soft-ball stage, or possibly approximately 225 degrees on a candy thermometer.
- Immediately remove from heat and cold slightly.
- Add in vanilla and stir till creamy.
- Sprinkle reserved pecans on top of cheesecake and drizzle praline mix over the pecans.
- Chill at least 8 hrs before serving.
