Texas Turtle Cheesecake Cupcakes

Submitted by out of here

"Awesome--so nice for a gathering!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 12 cupcakes
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• Cheesecake

• 1 lb cream cheese
• 3 eggs
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

• topping

• 1 (3 ounce) bar bittersweet chocolate (Lindt)
• 12 caramels
• 1⁄2 cup pecans

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Place the cheesecake ingredients in a food processor and blend for 3 minutes, until smooth.
3. Place 12 foil baking cups on a baking sheet, or use muffin tins.
4. Ladle the cheesecake batter into the cups.
5. Topping: Coarsely chop the chocolate, quarter the 12 caramels and chop the pecans; combine these together, and generously top each cheesecake cup with this mixture.
6. Be sure to keep the pieces of caramel toward the center, or the caramel will run out!
7. Bake in a preheated oven for 35 minutes.
8. Cool completely, then refrigerate.