PUMPKIN PIE W/ PECAN CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. 2. In a M bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs w/ pecans and applesauce. Press into the bottom and halfway up the side of a 9" pie plate, coated w/ a small amount of canola oil. 3. Combine remaining ingredients, except pecan halves and syrup, in a L bowl. Mix until blended. 4. Pour pumpkin mixture into pie crust. 5. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middles comes out clean. Refrigerate pie when cool; cut into 12 pieces. 6. In a S bowl, coat pecan halves w/ syrup. Transfer to a lightly oiled baking sheet, reduce heat to 325 and bake for 4 - 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Place one pecan halve on the outer edge of ea slice of pie.