The Ultimate Turtle Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups crumbled oreo cookies
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 (14 ounce) bag caramels
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup pecan pieces
• 3 (8 ounce) packages softened cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 2 squares semisweet baking chocolate

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 mix cookie crumbles & butter together & then press firmly into a 9 inch springform pan.
• 3 put caramels and milk in a small microwavable bowl.
• 4 microwave on high for 3 minutes or until caramels are melted completely.
• 5 stir the pecans into the caramel sauce.
• 6 pour 1/2 of the caramel mixture onto the crust & refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• 7 cover & refrigerate the other 1/2 of caramel mixture for later.
• 8 beat the cream cheese, sugar, & vanilla with a mixture until well blended.
• 9 add the egss, one at a time, mixing on low until well blended.
• 10 pour over caramel layer in crust.
• 11 bake 1 hour 5 minutes or until center is almost set over a pan of water.
• 12 when finished baking, refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
• 13 when ready to serve, microwave remaining caramel mixture for 1 minute.
• 14 pour caramel sauce over cheesecake.
• 15 melt chocolate as directed by package direction.
• 16 drizzle chocolate over cheesecake.
• 17 store in refrigerator!