Chocolate Caramel Pecan Cheesecake
2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
6 Tbsp. butter
1 bag (14 ounces) caramels
1 can (15 ounces) evaporated milk
1 cup chopped pecans
2 pkg. (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
1 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter sides of 9-inch springform pan. Mix crumbs and butter, press onto bottom and sides of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
Microwave caramels and milk in small bowl on high for 4 - 5 minutes or until melted, stirring every minute. Pour over crust. Top with pecans.
Beat cream cheese and sugar until well blended.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in chocolate and vanilla. Pour over pecans. Place pan on cookie sheet. Bake 30 minutes, turn off oven, prop door open, and leave in the oven for another hour. Loosen cake from rim of pan, cool before removing rim of pan. Keep refrigerated. Garnish with whipped cream, if desired, or, even better, glaze with chocolate ganache (recipe posted next on this board.)
Keri C
2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
6 Tbsp. butter
1 bag (14 ounces) caramels
1 can (15 ounces) evaporated milk
1 cup chopped pecans
2 pkg. (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
1 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter sides of 9-inch springform pan. Mix crumbs and butter, press onto bottom and sides of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
Microwave caramels and milk in small bowl on high for 4 - 5 minutes or until melted, stirring every minute. Pour over crust. Top with pecans.
Beat cream cheese and sugar until well blended.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in chocolate and vanilla. Pour over pecans. Place pan on cookie sheet. Bake 30 minutes, turn off oven, prop door open, and leave in the oven for another hour. Loosen cake from rim of pan, cool before removing rim of pan. Keep refrigerated. Garnish with whipped cream, if desired, or, even better, glaze with chocolate ganache (recipe posted next on this board.)
Keri C