Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake
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Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
Serves: 16
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups crushed vanilla wafers (about 50)
- 3⁄4 cup chopped pecans, divided
- 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
- 32 Kraft caramels
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 32 ounces cream cheese, softened (4 packages)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 eggs
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, divided (8 squares)
Directions
- Heat oven to 300°.
- Mix wafer crumbs, 1/2 cup nuts, and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on medium (50%) 4 to 5 minutes or until caramels are melted and mixture is well blended, stirring every 2 minutes. Pour over crust; spread to within 1 inch of edge. Cool.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar in larage bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Melt 7 chocolate squares. Stir into cream cheese batter; pour over caramel layer.
- Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool, and refrigerate 4 hours. Sprinkle with remaining nuts just before serving. Melt remaining chocolate square; drizzle over cheesecake.
- (Note: You can save 60 calories and 8 grams of fat per serving by preparing with neufchatel cream cheese and reducted fat or light sour cream.).
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