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Turtle Cheesecake

Turtle Cheesecake
Turtle Cheesecake requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 13g of protein, 62g of fat, and a total of 924 calories. This recipe serves 8. If you have butter, cream cheese, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter one 9 inch springform pan.
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2
Toast the pecans at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 6 minutes.
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3
Remove pecans and set aside. Leave oven at 350 degrees C (175 degrees C). In a small saucepan, melt the unsalted butter.
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4
Combine vanilla wafer crumbs with the melted butter then press into the bottom of the prepared springform pan.
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Place the pan onto a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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6
Remove and allow to cool.
7
In a double boiler, or a bowl set over barely simmering water, melt the caramels in the evaporated milk. Stir until smooth.
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8
Pour this over the cooled crust.
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Sprinkle the nuts over the top.
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10
In a bowl, combine the cheese, sugar, and vanilla and beat until smooth, scraping down the bowl several times.
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11
Add the eggs, one at a time and beat until smooth. Melt the chocolate chips in the double boiler and mix into the cheese mixture.
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12
Pour the batter over the caramel layer.
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Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes or until barely set. Chill over night in the refrigerator before serving.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score4
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