Ultimate Turtle Cheesecake

Name: Ultimate Turtle Cheesecake
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 370 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 24 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups); 6 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted; 1 pkg. caramels; ⅓ cup milk; 1 cup pecans; 3 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; ¾ cup sugar; 1 Tbsp. vanilla; 3 eggs; 2 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate

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 time:

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Total time:

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Servings:

Makes 16 servings.

Ingredient list

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

Directions

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.