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Old November 18, 2012   #49
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Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake
By Cathy Suttmiller

Description
Delicious family-favorite dessert.

Ingredients
3 regular pie crusts or 2 deep-dish pie crusts
3 8 oz packages of cream cheese, softened
2 cups (1 8oz can) pumpkin
3 eggs
1 cup pure maple syrup
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup (1/2 pint) whipping cream
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions
• Preheat oven to 300F degrees.
• In large mixing bowl, beat cheese until fluffy.
• Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
• Add pumpkin, eggs, 1/4 cup maple syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Mix well.
• Pour into pie crusts.
• Bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until edges spring back when lightly touched (center will be slightly soft).
• Cool.
• Chill 2-4 hours.
• While pies chill, make the maple pecan glaze in saucepan.
• Combine remaining 1/2 cup of maple syrup and 1 cup whipping cream. Bring to a boil.
• Boil rapidly 15-20 minutes or until thickened-stirring occasionally.
• Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
• Drizzle pie slices with maple pecan glaze.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

Prep time: 10 minutes.
Bake time: 75 minutes.
Chill time: 2 hours.

Makes 3 regular pies or 2 deep dish pies.

Prep Time: 10 Min
Cook Time: 1 Hr 15 Min
Total Time: 1 Hr 25 Min
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