Praline Cheesecake

photo by:kraft

Pralines and cream, in the form of a cheesecake. Drizzled in caramel, this gorgeous dessert is a guaranteed winner and you won't believe how easy it is to make.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

6 hr 10 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

NILLA Wafers, divided

1-1/4

cups sugar, divided

1/4

cup margarine or butter, melted

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

1/2

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

tsp. vanilla

eggs

KRAFT Caramels

Tbsp. milk

1/2

cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans, toasted

Enjoy serving MAXWELL HOUSE coffee with this delicious recipe.

Make It

HEAT oven to 325°F.

CRUSH 50 wafers finely; mix with 1/4 cup sugar and margarine. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Stand remaining wafers around edge, pressing gently into crust to secure.

BEAT cream cheese and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

BAKE 45 to 50 min. or until center is almost set. Run small knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours. Microwave caramels and milk on HIGH 1 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring every 30 sec. Cool slightly. Pour over cheesecake; top with nuts.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Balance your food choices throughout the day so you can enjoy a serving of this cheesecake with your loved ones.

Praline Cheesecake Bars

Prepare recipe as directed in 13x9-inch pan, increasing Nilla Wafers around edge to 22. Bake 40 to 45 min. or until center is almost set.

Note

If using a dark nonstick springform pan, reduce oven temperature to 300°F.

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a cook

posted:4/11/2006

easy to make and everyone loved it.

samjam801

posted:4/6/2006

Made this for Thanksgiving. Never made a dessert befor and it came off without a hitch. Would recommend it to anyone. Very tasty and easy!

jules5344

posted:3/26/2006

I made this for Christmas...and sometimes my dad is so hard to please food wise..and he loved it! I would make this again and again...

teeney43

posted:3/21/2006

I made this cheesecake for my in laws, they loved it and now I am making dessert every Sunday!

SpicyPeanut

posted:2/24/2006

the yummiest cheesecake i've ever made! my coworkers can prove that :)

mrsmccomb

posted:2/7/2006

This cheesecake is very good and easy to make.

amtointo6045

posted:2/5/2006

This is absolutley FABULOUS!!!

cbeard1019

posted:2/5/2006

Wonderful! The first time I made this was for Thanksgiving. It was a huge hit & I've made it several times since. The only thing I changed was the crust. I didn't have Nilla wafers so I used Sandies instead. I've never bothered trying the Nilla wafers since the Sandies were so good. My husband "hates" cheesecake, but he managed to enjoy this one. :)

kween7777

posted:2/4/2006

This was my 2nd cheescake ever. Looked exactly like the picture and tasted even better! My husband who doesn't like sweets couldn't get enough of it and my co-workers kept begging me to brig some more...

a cook

posted:1/31/2006

A very easy yet elegant dessert!