Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake
(submitted by: Melissa L., New York, NY)

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
4 tbsp. butter, softened
1 ( 8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup pumpkin butter
1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust

Directions:

1. Combine pecans and 1/2 cup of brown sugar; cut in butter or margarine with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Set aside.

2. Beat cream cheese at high speed of an electric mixer until smooth. Add 1/3 cup brown sugar; beat well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in pumpkin butter. Pour mixture into crust.

3. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

4. Sprinkle pecan mixture over pie. Bake for 5 additional minutes, or until butter/margarine and sugar melt. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours.