
Ultimate Turtle Cheesecake
Creamy cheesecake. Oreo Cookie crust. Chocolate-caramel drizzle. A dash of pecans. Be sure to save yourself a piece, because this is gonna go fast.
Prep time30 min
Total time6hr 10min
ServingsMakes 16 servings.
Ingredients
- 24 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups)
- 6 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
- 1 pkg. (11 oz.) caramels
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 3 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 2 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate
Preparation
- Heat oven to 325°F.
- Mix crumbs and butter; press onto bottom and 2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan.
- Microwave caramels and milk in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 3 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after each minute. Stir in nuts; pour half into crust. Refrigerate 10 min. Refrigerate remaining caramel mixture for later use.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over caramel layer in crust.
- Bake 1 hour 5 min. to 1 hour 10 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.
- Microwave reserved caramel mixture 1 min.; stir. Pour over cheesecake. Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over cheesecake.
Recipe Tips
- Size-Wise
Enjoy a serving of this decadent treat on special occasions. - How to Pipe Chocolate
Microwave 1 oz. semi-sweet chocolate as directed on package. Spoon melted chocolate into a freezerweight resealable plastic bag; seal bag. Fold down top of bag tightly and snip a tiny (about 1/8-in.) piece off one of the bottom corners of bag. Holding the top of the bag firmly, drizzle chocolate through opening in desired patterns on cheesecake. - Note
Reduce oven temperature to 300°F if using a dark nonstick springform pan.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
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Calories | 480 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total fat 31g | |
Saturated fat 15g | |
Cholesterol 110mg | |
Sodium 370mg | |
Carbohydrate 45g | |
Dietary fiber 2g | |
Total sugars 37g | |
Protein 7g | |
Vitamin A | 15 %DV |
Vitamin C | 0 %DV |
Calcium | 10 %DV |
Iron | 8 %DV |