Turtle Cheesecake
By: Taylor Davies
Published: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 10:51pm

Ingredients




2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1 (14 oz.) bag Kraft caramels
1 (5 oz.) can Pet Evaporated milk
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
2 (8 oz.) pkgs. Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces, melted

Preparation

1 Combine crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9" spring-form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. 2 Melt caramels with milk in 1 1/2 quart heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth. Pour over crust. Top with pecans. 3 Combine cream cheese, sugar, and extract, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in chocolate; mix well. Pour over pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan. Cool before removing rim of pan. Chill.