I decided to bake tonight with the kids while Stan was at the stake priesthood meeting. I looked to see what I had on hand and this is what I came up with. I found the recipe online and posted it below. It is in the fridge chilling, so I haven't had any yet. It looks really good. It got a little drowned in caramel. Whoops.
Creamy Caramel Chocolate Cheesecake
Ingredients
CRUST:
2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs (I only had graham cracker crumbs)
6 Tbsp Butter, cut into chunks
FILLING:
14 oz caramels
1/2 cup Milk
3 8oz pkgs cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
3 eggs
Topping:
½ cup pecan pieces ( I did not have pecans, but I would have used them if I had them)
2 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate
Directions
CRUST:
Mix butter &crumbs with food processor. Press into bottom and part-way up sides of a springform pan. (If you don't have a food processor) Put oreos in a ziplock and press out until very fine, then mix the crumbs and butter in mixing bowl.
Place caramels and milk in a small microwavable bowl.
Microwave on HIGH 3 minutes,stirring after each minute, until caramels are completely melted.
Pour ½ of caramel mixture into crust (set remainder aside for later). Refrigerate 10 minutes.
Beat cream cheese until smooth.
Add sugar and vanilla, and beat until smooth.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each.
Pour over caramel mixture in crust.
Bake until center is almost set:
Light pan – 65 – 75 minutes at 325
Dark pan – 65 – 75 minutes at 300
Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
TOPPING:
Using: ½ cup pecan pieces & 2 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate
Cover cake with remaining caramel mixture.
Melt chocolate just as directed on package.
Just before serving, sprinkle with pecans, and drizzle with chocolate.
Eat up & Enjoy!
3 comments:
yummy! yes, that looks delicious - we'd love to meet up on tuesday for sure. around 1:15 again at jjb?
How do you make such delicious foods all of the time and not be tempted to eat at it all day every day? I would not have such willpower. Your photos are proving you to be a fabulous cook!
Laura! So I was reading 'Seriously So Blessed' and the comments about Halloween Costumes (trying to come up with one for me) and I saw this great comment about being Julianne Hough and thought to myself 'yeah! that's a good one!' and then I saw the picture on the comment and was like 'wait- is that Laura? From the Sandy Creek Lunch Bunch??' hahaha Who would have thought?! Good to see you in the blogging world :) Our is theharrisonhouse.blogspot.com (or of course just click our blue name).
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