Desserts

Caramel-Pecan Cheesecake Bars

photo by:kraft

Turtle, meet cheesecake. A luscious, fluffy filling topped with caramel, pecans and a chocolate drizzle, these bars will bring the most reluctant guests out of their shells.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

6 hr

servings

total:

32 servings

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What You Need

cup PLANTERS Pecan Pieces, divided

NILLA Wafers, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)

1/4

cup butter, melted

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

cup sugar

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

Tbsp. flour

Tbsp. vanilla

eggs

KRAFT Caramels

Tbsp. water

oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Make It

HEAT oven to 325°F.

LINE 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Reserve 1/2 cup nuts. Finely chop remaining nuts; mix with wafer crumbs and butter. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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

BAKE 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely.

MICROWAVE caramels and water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until caramels are completely melted when stirred. Pour over cheesecake; top with reserved nuts. Melt chocolate; drizzle over cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to remove cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 40 calories and 5 grams of fat per serving by preparing with Reduced Fat NILLA Wafers, PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese and BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream.

Substitute

Substitute 1 cup KRAFT Caramel Bits for the KRAFT Caramels.

Easy Microwave Melting of BAKER'S Chocolate

Microwave BAKER'S Chocolate to be used in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec.; stir. Microwave 30 sec. more; stir. Continue heating and stirring in 10-sec. increments until chocolate is completely melted.

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dherringtx

posted:12/1/2012

Instead of making bars, I make it into 2 cheesecakes. One 8" and one 6". Rave reviews!! Everyone that has had says it's the best!

kraig_91331

posted:2/3/2012

Sounds Great!

d_bazan_c

posted:4/17/2011

I have made this recipe multiple times and everyone loves it! It's one of my favorites!

pebbles562811

posted:1/2/2011

This recipe rocks!!! I will totally make this again.. I would change one thing.. I would make the caramel topping. I would melt the caramels in the double boiler along with a can of sweetened condense milk and 2 table spoons of water.. That would keep the caramel from getting too hard.. But loved this!

*SuPeR GiRL*

posted:4/2/2010

Only downside is that some of the ingredients were a little expensive, but they were SOOOOOO good.

darkenedgrace6

posted:8/18/2009

Less pretty than the picture, but great taste.

a cook

posted:4/6/2009

very tasty. it did not look as pretty as the picture once you cut the bars but still very good, I would make it again

joalb

posted:12/20/2008

This recipe is a new Christmas tradition at our family gatherings. Easy to make and so delicious!

kori2812

posted:11/11/2008

This is my Favorite desert to take to get-togethers! It always is a hit and there never any leftovers to worry about :)

twcooling

posted:11/3/2008

This dessert was delicious. I had some trouble cutting the caramel topping on the bars and ended up serving it straight out of the pan. Everyone loved it however it was served.