Pecan Caramel Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup butter (melted) or 1/3 cup margarine (melted)
• 14 ounces caramels (unwrapped)
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 3 tablespoons half-and-half, creamo
• 1 cup chopped pecans (toasted)
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese (softened)
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• pecan halves (or pieces for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f.
• 2 combine crumbs, sugar and butter. press into 9-inch springform pan.
• 3 reserve 10 caramels. in saucepan, combine remaining caramels and 1/2 cup creamo.
• 4 over medium-low heat, cook and stir till melted and smooth.
• 5 stir in chopped pecans and spread over crust.
• 6 bake 15 minutes and cool.
• 7 in mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• 8 gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth.
• 9 add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
• 10 pour into pan and bake 1 hour or until set (center will be slightly soft).
• 11 cool.
• 12 in small saucepan over low heat, cook and stir reserved caramels with remaining 3 tbsp creamo until melted and smooth.
• 13 immediately spread over cake.
• 14 garnish with pecan halves or pieces.
• 15 chill overnight.