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Butter Pecan Cheesecake
Photo: Toa Heftiba

Butter Pecan Cheesecake

10 ingredients 5 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

526
Calories
26g
Protein
31g
Fat
33g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cracker 5 saltine crackers (15g) 66
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Pecan 1 half (4g) 20
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 ½ cup pecans, finely chopped and toasted
  • 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 ½ cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups (8-ounces) cartons sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon butter flavoring

Directions

1

Combine cracker crumbs, 1/3 cup sugar, butter, and 1 cup pecans, mixing well. Reserve 1/3 cup mixture; firmly press remaining mixture on bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan.

2

Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually add 1 ½ cup sugar, mixing well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3

Add sour cream and flavorings; mix well. Stir in ½ cup pecans.

4

Spoon into a prepared pan; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake at 475° for 10 minutes.

5

Reduce temperature to 300° and bake an additional 50 minutes. Let cool to room temperature on a wire rack; chill.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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