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-WiseEnjoy a serving of this decadent treat on special occasions.
How to Pipe ChocolateMicrowave 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.
NoteReduce oven temperature to 300°F if using a dark nonstick springform pan.