Ultimate Turtle Cheesecake

photo by:kraft

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.

time

prep:

30 min

total:

6 hr 10 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups)

Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

pkg. (14 oz.) KRAFT Caramels

1/2

cup milk

cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

3/4

cup sugar

Tbsp. vanilla

eggs

oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Enjoy serving MAXWELL HOUSE coffee with this delicious recipe.

Make It

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 in large bowl with mixer until 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.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Enjoy a serving of this decadent treat on special occasions.

How to Pipe Chocolate

Place a square of BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate in freezer-weight resealable plastic bag; seal bag. Microwave on HIGH 30 sec. Squeeze bag to melt chocolate. Fold down top tightly and cut small piece (about 1/8 inch) off one of the bottom corners of bag. Holding top of 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.

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a cook

posted:8/20/2007

this was the best cheesecake i have ever made! everyone loved it.

jenng315

posted:8/16/2007

I made this for my hubby's birthday as a request and he LOVED it. We gave some to his parents and his dad requested I make this cheesecake as my gift to him now that it's his birthday. This is our favorite cheesecake ever!

copihuita

posted:8/8/2007

It's simply wonderful!!!

bbyington08

posted:7/3/2007

best cheescake i've ever made; it was absolutely wonderfull! only problem was that the crust and actual cheesecake seperated from each other, although the exquisite taste made up for it!

a cook

posted:5/28/2007

A guilty pleasure...sinfully to die for.....

gigette

posted:5/25/2007

My whole family and friends like it... will make it again... I am baking one right now but instead of lemon I am using chocolate cake/chocolate pudding...

tootsie6868

posted:5/16/2007

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Every time I make this recipe it turns out beautiful!

kjharrold655

posted:4/7/2007

I made this for my father's birthday, everyone loved it!! I also used peanuts instead, it was delicious!!!

thequiltguy

posted:4/6/2007

Elegant, delicious and pretty darn easy! The cookies make a better crust, but I was forced into using chocolate graham crackers once, and it turned out just fine. I've made this for holiday dinners 3 times now, and everyone just raves. My neice even asked me to make one for a party at school!

skornbluth

posted:3/27/2007

Let's not beat around the bush...this really is the ULTIMATE Turtle Cheesecake.