Turtle Cheesecake Recipe

We love turtles. We love cheesecake. This turtle cheesecake recipe, with chocolate of course, is a decadent treat and oh, so good.

Tip: I've said this many times throughout this web site, but your yummy goodies are so much better when you use quality chocolate or cocoa -- like the many fine varieties you get at at ChocolateSource.

Turtles Cheesecake Recipe

Cheesecake

8 oz Chocolate cookies or vanilla wafers
1/4 cup butter -- melted
20 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tbsp flour -- all purpose
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs
2 tbsp whipping cream

Caramel Topping

1/2 of a 14-oz package of Caramels
1/3 cup whipping cream

Combine ingredients in small saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth.

Chocolate Topping

4 oz German sweet chocolate
1 tsp butter
2 tbsp whipping cream
1 cup pecans -- toasted, chopped

Combine ingredients in small saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth.

Method

Preheat oven to 450 °F. Place cookies in resealable plastic bag. Squeeze out excess air; seal bag tightly. Roll over cookies with rolling pin until finely crushed. Combine cookie crumbs and butter in medium bowl; press onto bottom of a 9-Inch Springform Pan. Beat cream cheese in large bowl until creamy. Add sugar, flour, salt and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in cream. Pour over crust. Bake 10 minutes.

Reduce oven temperature to 200° F. Continue baking your turtle cheesecake recipe for 35-40 minutes or until set. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.

Drizzle the two toppings over your cheesecake. Refrigerate cheesecake. Sprinkle with pecans just before serving.

Bakeware Hard to find bakeware and novelty items for cooking.

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