Food and Recipes Desserts Cakes Double-Decker Pecan Cheesecake Pie Recipe 3.5 (4) 4 Reviews This decadent layered pie is our new favorite holiday dessert. By Nancie McDermott Nancie McDermott Nancie McDermott has been a cookbook author, food writer, and cooking teacher for twenty-five years. She has written for Southern Living, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Cooks Illustrated, and Fine Cooking. Nominated for a James Beard award in Journalism and an IACP Cookbook Award, she the author of thirteen cookbooks. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on August 17, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Yield: 8 serves Two of our all-time favorite desserts—pecan pie and cheesecake—combine in this decadent recipe. This Double-Decker Pecan Cheesecake Pie will be beautiful on the dessert table at any holiday gathering. Your family might think you've baked a classic pecan pie until they see the layers of cheesecake goodness inside. Ingredients Crust Single-Crust Pie Pastry Cream Cheese Filling 1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, at room temperature 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste ½ teaspoon kosher salt ⅓ cup granulated sugar Brown Sugar Filling 2 large eggs ½ cup packed light brown sugar ½ cup dark or light corn syrup 1 to 2 tablespoons (½ to 1 oz.) Tennessee whiskey 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract Additional Ingredients ½ cup chopped pecans 1 ¼ cups pecan halves Directions Prepare the Crust: Preheat oven to 375°F. Unwrap chilled pie dough disk from Single-Crust Pie Pastry, and place on a lightly floured surface. Let stand at room temperature until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle dough with flour, and roll into a 12-inch circle. Carefully fit dough circle into a 9-inch deep-dish glass pie plate; fold edges under, and crimp. Line pastry with parchment paper, and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes. Transfer piecrust to a wire rack, and remove pie weights and parchment. Let crust cool 30 minutes. Prepare the Cream Cheese Filling: Beat cream cheese, egg, vanilla bean paste, and salt in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add sugar, and beat until filling is smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Spoon filling into prepared piecrust. Prepare the Brown Sugar Filling: Whisk eggs until bright yellow and well combined. Add brown sugar, corn syrup, Tennessee whiskey, and vanilla bean paste, and whisk together until thickened and smooth. Sprinkle chopped pecans over Cream Cheese Filling in piecrust. Gently spoon Brown Sugar Filling over chopped pecans. Arrange pecan halves over Brown Sugar Filling. Place pie on a baking sheet. Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F, and bake until filling is puffed up and set and crust is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer pie to a wire rack, and cool completely, 2 to 3 hours. Rate it Print