Peach Peacan Cheesecake

By á-639

Ingredients

• VANILLA COOKIE CRUST
• 11 vanilla sandwich cream cookies, crushed
• 3 tablespoons chopped pecans
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• PEACH PECAN FILLING
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/3 cup peach schapps
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups peeled and finely chopped peaches
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

VANILLA COOKIE CRUST
In a small bowl stir together crushed cookies and pecans. Stir in melted butter till well combined. Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.

PEACH PECAN FILLING
In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch. Beat with an electric mixer till smooth. Add eggs andd egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in peach schapps, whipping cream, and vanilla. Stir in peaches and pecans. Pour the cream chesse mixture over the crust.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Lower the temperature to 225 and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or till the center no longer looks wet or shiny. Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan. Turn the oven off; return the cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour. Chill, uncovered, overnight.