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Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake

Source of Recipe


Emily Skinner






List of Ingredients



• -- Crust --
  
• 1-1/2 cups cookie crumbs from chocolate sandwich cookies
  
• 3 Tbsp melted butter
  
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• 1 (7-oz.) pkg. caramels
  
• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
  
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans, divided
  
• 2 (3-oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
  
• 1/2 cup sour cream
  
• 1-1/4 cups milk
  
• 1 (3.9-oz.) pkg. chocolate instant pudding mix
  
• 1/2 cup fudge topping
  






Instructions



1. To make crust: Mix cookie crumbs with melted butter. Press mixture into a 9-inch pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes.
   
   
2. To make cheesecake: Place caramels and evaporated milk in heavy saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring continually, until smooth, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Pour into pie crust.
   
   
3. Combine cream cheese, sour cream, and milk in blender. Process until smooth. Add pudding mix; process 30 seconds longer.
   
   
4. Pour pudding mixture over caramel layer, covering evenly. Chill, loosely covered, until set (about 15 minutes).
   
   
5. Drizzle fudge topping over pudding layer in a decorative pattern. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Chill, loosely covered, until serving time.