Pumpkin Pecan Praline Cheesecake

Thanksgiving this year was incredible, and I thought I'd share my favorite recipe from this year and one perfectly suited to a Texas Turkey Day, pumpkin pecan praline cheesecake. Our table spread at my parents' place this year was beautiful, and I gotta say the turkey cranberry bowls were the best part:

All dished up, not a heck of a lot of cheese in Thanksgiving generally:

But I think a little cheesecake can fix that. It's a pretty simple recipe from Southern Living Magazine, and it comes out pretty as a picture:

A close-up of the brown sugar glaze and pecans that are candied in the oven:

Gorgeous. And trust me it tasted as good as it looked, with the flavors of the tart cheesecake matching up so beautifully with the toasty warm flavors of the nuts and brown sugar.

I'll definitely be making this again for holiday parties coming up soon, though I probably will add more pumpkin and a touch more sugar to the actual cheesecake, and maybe find a way to do a graham cracker crust that doesn't overpower so much with the cinnamon.

Also thank you SO MUCH to the amazing Crepes of Wrath for not only being one of my favorite recipe blogs, but also for randomly selecting me as the winner of her $50 Visa Gift Card giveaway. I never win anything so I'm definitely psyched, and I will definitely be featuring a special cheese purchase thanks to her!