Ultimate Turtle Cheesecake

Everybody loves my cheesecakes

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 1  cup pecans, finely chopped, divided or 1  cup  nuts, of choice finely chopped, divided
• 2  cups  oreo  chocolate cookie crumbs
• 6  tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 (14 ounce) bag  Kraft caramels
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
• 3  eggs
• 2  ounces  semisweet baking chocolate (Baker's)

Directions

1. Mix crumbs,1/2 cup of the pecans and butter;press onto bottom and up sides in an 9 inch springform pan.
2. Place caramels and milk in small bowl.
3. On high for 3 minutes in microwave, or until caramels are completely melted.
4. Pour 1/2 of the caramel mixture unto crust.
5. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
6. Cover and reserve remaining caramel mixture in refrigerator for later use.
7. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla (with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.) Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
8. Pour over caramel mixture in crust.
9. Bake at 300 for 65-70 minutes or until center is almost set.
10. Run knife around side of pan to loosen cake, cool before removing side of pan.
11. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
12. Heat reserved caramel mixture just before serving cheesecake; drizzle over cheesecake.
13. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup pecans.
14. Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over cheesecake.
15. Any left over put in refrigerator.