Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	292g / 10oz	Vanilla wafer crumbs
6 tablespoons	90ml	Margarine - melted
14 oz	397g	Caramels - ( 1 bag)
5 oz	142g	Evaporated milk - (1 can)
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Pecans - chopped - toasted
16 oz	454g	Cream cheese - softened
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
2 teaspoons	10ml	Eggs (large)
1/2 cup	55g / 1.9oz	Semi-sweet chocolate chips *

Recipe Instructions

* Chocolate chips should be melted.

Combine crumbs and margarine, press onto bottom and sides of 9-inch spring- form pan.

Bake at 350F for 10 minutes.

In 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, melt caramels with milk over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Pour over crust. Top with pecans.

Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in chocolate, pour over pecans.

Bake at 350F for 40 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Garnish with whipped cream, additional chopped nuts and maraschino cherries, if desired.

Source:
Reader's Digest, June 1991

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