Name: Goat Cheese Pumpkin Cheesecake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 6 oz. about 46 vanilla wafers; 2 oz. pecans; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 pinch ground cloves; 1 pinch ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground ginger; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon salt; 5 tablespoon butter (melted); 6 oz. crumbled goat cheese; 1 ½ cup granulated sugar; 16 oz. cream cheese at room temperature; 3 eggs; 1 cup pumpkin puree; 1 cup sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 large pear (Bosc or Bartlett); 4 tablespoon pure maple syrup