Carolina Pumpkin Cheesecake (1986)

• 
  1 cup uncooked quick oatmeal
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 4 tbspns butter, melted
• 1/2 tspn cinnamon
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 32 oz cream cheese
• 4 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 18-oz can pumpkin pie mix
• 3 tbspns pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tbspns powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Mix together the first 5 ingredients. Press into a greased, 9-inch springform pan and bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden.

Lower oven temperature to 325 degrees. Beat cream cheese with mixer until smooth and fluffy. Add the sugar and continue beating. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the pumpkin pie mix and spice, and mix well. 

Pour into crust and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour, 45 minutes. Refrigerate at least 12 hours. Before serving, top with whipped cream sweetened with powdered sugar. Serves 12 to 15.

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(Origin - "Uptown Down South - A Collection of Preferred Menus" by The Junior League of Greenville, South Carolina, 1986.)