Maple-Pecan Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 2 (8-ounce) blocks fat-free cream cheese, softened
• Flowering mint sprig (optional)
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ¼ cups maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
• + 7 more ingredients
• • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ²/₃ cup graham cracker crumbs (about 8 cookie squares)
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 pecan half (optional)
  • 2 (8-ounce) blocks Neufchâtel cheese, softened
  • 3 large egg whites
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans, toasted

Preheat oven to 400°.Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl; toss with a fork until blended. Press crumb mixture into bottom of an 8-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.Combine cheeses, cornstarch, and salt in a large bowl; beat at hig...

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