Light Pumpkin Praline Cheesecake

• 20 pecan (halves optional)
• 1 egg (white slightly beaten)
• 1 carton
• 1 fat cottage cheese
• 190 gr wheat germ
• 170 gr firmly packed brown sugar
• 120 gr pumpkin (canned)
• 120 gr egg substitute
• 40 gr margarine melted
• 40 gr lite maple-flavored syrup