Ultimate Turtle Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 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)

Recipe

• 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.