BUTTER PECAN CHEESECAKE

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Try a whole new kind of cheesecake when you make our excellent Butter Pecan Cheesecake recipe. Watch this video to learn how to make a Butter Pecan Cheesecake that is sure to be a family favorite.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 6h40m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. butter, divided
16 pecan shortbread cookies (2 inch), finely crushed (about 2 cups)
1 cup plus 3 Tbsp. brown sugar, divided
1/4 tsp. salt
1 pkg. (6 oz.) pecan halves
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
10 KRAFT Caramels
3 Tbsp. half-and-half

Steps:

Heat oven to 325ºF.
Melt 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp.) butter in medium nonstick skillet on medium heat. Continue to cook 2 min. or until light golden brown in color with a nutty aroma, stirring constantly. Mix with cookie crumbs; press onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.
Bake 10 min. or until lightly browned.
Meanwhile, melt remaining butter in same skillet. Add 3 Tbsp. sugar and salt; mix well. Cook and stir 1 to 2 min. or until sugar is dissolved. Stir in nuts; cook 5 min. or until nuts are lightly browned and evenly glazed, stirring constantly. Spread onto large sheet of parchment; cool.
Beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour half the batter over crust.
Reserve 3/4 cup nuts for later use. Chop remaining nuts; sprinkle over batter. Cover with remaining batter.
Bake 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
Microwave caramels and half-and-half in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 2 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after each minute. Arrange reserved nuts on top of cheesecake; drizzle with caramel sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 650, Fat 51 g, SaturatedFat 23 g, TransFat 1.5 g, Cholesterol 165 mg, Sodium 500 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 10 g

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