Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

Recipe Courtesy Cathy Gruneisen

1My sister-in-law Cathy makes a lot of great food and this recipe is loved by everyone in the family. It has a creamy rich chocolate cheesecake filling, with a caramel pecan sauce on the bottom. It is just decadent!

Ingredients:

  • 14 oz caramels
  • 5 oz can evaporated milk
  • 2  8 oz pkg of cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
    3/4 cup of pecans, chopped
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbs vanilla or Kahlua

    Graham Cracker Crust:
  • 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick), melted

Directions:

  1. Combine the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter.
  2. Press the graham cracker mixture into the bottom of a springform pan forming a bottom crust.
  3. Unwrap caramels and mix with milk in saucepan on low heat.
  4. Once completely melted, pour the caramel mixture on graham cracker crust in springform pan.
  5. Sprinkle chopped pecans over caramel mixture in pan. Let cool completely.
  6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  7. Beat cream cheese and sugar together. Add eggs one at a time.
  8. Stir in vanilla or Kahlua and melted chocolate.
  9. Starting from outer edge and working to middle, pour cream cheese mixture over pecans.
  10. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Let cool completely at room temperature. Chill in the refrigerator for several hours before serving.

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