Maple Cheesecake

Name: Maple Cheesecake
Yield: Serves 12 to 16
Ingredients: 4 whole, graham crackers, broken into pieces; 1/4 cup, pecans; 1/2 cup (2½ ounces; 71 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup (2⅓ ounces; 66 grams), sugar; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 2 pounds (907 grams), cream cheese, softened; 1 1/4 cups, maple syrup; 4 , large eggs; 1/3 cup, granola; 1/2 cup, maple syrup

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2020

Desserts or Baked Goods

Dense and creamy and full of pure maple flavor, this cheesecake is just right for Thanksgiving.

SERVES12 to 16

TIME3½ hours, plus 8 hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We were after a velvety and smooth cheesecake using maple syrup instead of sugar for an autumnal twist. We loved the way a handful of pecans added to our tried-and-true graham cracker crust provided a nutty accent to a maple-y filling. Some...

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