Turtle Cheesecake Recipe

[DeLana]

Does anyone have a recipe for Turtle Cheesecake? We have company coming over and I'd like to serve this. I went to the Cheesecake Factory website, however, couldn't find this particular recipe. Thanks for your help.

DeLana

[Kitchen Witch]

Turtle Cheesecake

Layer 1:

2 1/2 Cups graham crackers
1/2 Cup sugar
3/4 Cup melted butter

Layer 2:

30 caramels
3 Tablespoons milk
1/2 Cup chopped pecans

Layer 3:

3 (8 ounces each) cream cheese
1 Cup sugar
1 Teaspoon vanilla
3 whole eggs

Topping:

1/2 Cup chopped pecans
1/2 Cup hot fudge, heated
10 melted caramels

Layer 1
Mix together and bake in 9 inch springform pan for 10 minutes. Cool

Layer 2
Put caramels and milk in microwave and melt on medium heat. Pour over
cooled crust and sprinkle on the pecans.

Layer 3
Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth; scraping side of
bowl periodically. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.
Pour this over caramel layer. Bake at 325 until center is set
(approximately 30-40 minutes)

Topping
Place pecans around outside edge of cheesecake, drizzle with melted
caramel and hot fudge.


Hope this helps.

KW