Cream Cheese Layered Pecan Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (9 inch) pie pastry
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon maple extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/2 cups pecan halves (or coarsley chopped)
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees (bottom oven rack).
• 2 fit prepared pastry into a 9 or 10-inch deep-dish glass pie plate; fold the edges under and flute as desired.
• 3 in a bowl beat softened cream cheese with 1 egg, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 teaspoon maple extract and pinch salt using an electric mixer, beat until very smooth (about 2 minutes).
• 4 pour the mixture into the pie pastry.
• 5 evenly sprinkle the pecan halves (or chopped pecans) over the top.
• 6 in another bowl beat the corn syrup, 3 eggs, 1/4 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla until well combined; slowly pour the mixture over the pecans.
• 7 set the pie onto a baking sheet that has been lined with foil.
• 8 bake for about 50-60 minutes or until just set.