Pecan-cream Cheese Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (9 inch) pastry for single-crust pie
• 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 ounces pecans, lightly toasted and finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 line pie crust with parchment paper, fill with dried beans or pie weights and bake for 10 minutes.
• 3 combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, egg, and 2 teaspoons vanilla in mixing bowl and beat until smooth.
• 4 in another bowl beat eggs,corn syrup, sugar and vanilla until well mixed.
• 5 pour cream cheese mixture into pie crust, spreading evenly.
• 6 sprinkle with pecans.
• 7 stir corn syrup mixture again and carefully pour through fork tines over pecans (this technique will keep pecans from shifting).
• 8 bake until set, about 40 to 45 minutes.
• 9 serve chilled.