PHILLY CHOCOLATE TURTLES® CHEESECAKE

PHILLY Chocolate Turtles® Cheesecake image

This heavenly cheesecake is layered with caramel and chocolate and served up in a toasted pecan crust.

Provided by Philadelphia

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Cooking with Philly Canada

Time 5h10m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups finely chopped toasted pecans
2 tablespoons non-hydrogenated margarine, melted
2 tablespoons sugar
32 piece (blank)s KRAFT Caramels, chopped
3 tablespoons milk
3 (250 g) packages PHILADELPHIA Brick Cream Cheese, softened
¾ cup white sugar
3 large eggs eggs
1 (8 ounce) package BAKERS Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted, cooled slightly
½ cup pecan halves, toasted

Steps:

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Cover bottom of 9 inch springform pan with parchment paper. Combine chopped pecans, margarine and 2 tablespoon sugar; press onto bottom of pan. Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on MEDIUM 4 to 5 minutes or until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring every 2 minutes. Spread over crust to within 1 inch of edge; cool.
Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Stir in chocolate; pour over caramel layer.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until centre is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours. Sprinkle with pecans halves just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 433 calories, Carbohydrate 36.8 g, Cholesterol 89 mg, Fat 31 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 7.3 g, SaturatedFat 11.8 g, Sodium 262.8 mg, Sugar 29.5 g