Praline Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie from Charlie Epp dishes as eaten around the world Holiday Dessert bake-off Christmas Special recipe. Best Misc dessert 2010 recipe. 

Serves 8

Ingredients 

1 9 inch deep dish pie crust

Praline Pecans

3/4 cup chopped pecans

2 T melted butter

1T brown sugar

Filling

1 8oz package of cream cheese, softened

1 1/3 cups sugar, divided

1/2 t vanilla extract

1 egg

1 1/4 cups canned pure pumpkin

1 c half and half

1 T flour

2 eggs slightly beaten

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1/4 t ground cloves

1/2 t finely grated orange rind

1/4 t salt

1 t cinnamon

grated nutmeg

Method 

To prepare pecans, place pecans, butter and brown sugar in a non-stick skillet. 

Cook over medium heat until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and scrape onto aluminum foil to cool.

Preheat oven to 350.

Combine cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar and vanilla, mixing until well blended. Blend in one egg. Pour in one 9-inch deep dish pie crust.

To prepare filling, combine pumpkin, half and half, flour, remaining sugar, 2 beaten eggs, pumpkin pie spice, cloves, orange rind, salt and cinnamon. 

Carefully pour pumpkin mixture in a spiral pattern over cream cheese mixture. (pumpkin mixture will sink to the bottom.)

Bake 1 hour or until almost set in middle. Let cool. 

Sprinkle Praline Pecans over the top pie. Dust with ground nutmeg.