Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter, melted
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups canned pumpkin
3 eggs
1/4 cup maple syrup, plus extra if you wish
1 1/2 ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
whipped topping
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine.
Press firmly on bottom of 9 inch springform pan or 13x9 inch baking pan.
In large bowl, beat cheese until light.
Gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth.
Add pumpkin, eggs, 1/4 cup maple syrup, and spices.
Mix well.
Pour into pan.
Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or edge springs back when touched; the middle will still be slightly soft.
Cool.
Chill 2-4 hours.
Serve each piece with by sprinkling with pecans, top with whipped cream and drizzle with extra maple syrup.