turtle cheesecake

Name: turtle cheesecake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cup finely chopped pecans; 1 packages butter; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans; 11 oz bag caramel candy, unwrapped; 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips; 6 tbsp milk; 24 oz cream cheese; 1/4 cup greek yogurt; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 tbsp vanilla; 3 large eggs; 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

avriel01 @cook_3096800

turtle cheesecake

avriel01 @cook_3096800

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Ingredients

crust
3 cupfinely chopped pecans
1 packagesbutter
1/3 cupsugar
1/4 tspsalt
toppings
1 cupcoarsely chopped pecans
11 ozbag caramel candy, unwrapped
1 cupsemi sweet chocolate chips
6 tbspmilk
cheesecake filling
24 ozcream cheese
1/4 cupgreek yogurt
3/4 cupsugar
1 tbspvanilla
3 largeeggs
1 cupsemi sweet chocolate chips

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Steps

1

preheat oven 300
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line 13 x 9 pan w/ parchment paper
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in bowl mix crust ingredients with fork, press mixture onto bottom of prepared pan
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bake crust for 20 minutes, prepare filling
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cream together cream cheese, yogurt, sugar, vanilla
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beat in eggs 1 at a time
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after crust bakes, remove from oven immediately sprinkle 1 cup chocolate chips
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pour filling over chocolate chips and return to oven to bake for 50 minutes
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allow cheesecake to cool for 1 hour, then place in fridge to chill overnight.
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when ready to serve, remove cheesecake from pan using parchment paper, place on serving platter, then prepare toppings
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toast pecans for 10 minutes at 350
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unwrap caramel, place in microwave safe bowl, along w/ 4 tablespoons milk.
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microwave 30 second intervals until completely melted and sauce is smooth.
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pour caramel sauce over cheesecake, immediately sprinkle toasted & chopped pecans
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place chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl, along w/ 2 tablespoons milk, microwave 30 second intervals, 2 minutes total
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stir until smooth, drizzle over caramel pecan topping.
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allow chocolate to set before serving