Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) 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

Combine pecans and 1/4 cup brown sugar; cut in butter or margarine with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Set aside.

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.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes.

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