Ultimate Turtle Cheesecake

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Ultimate Turtle Cheesecake
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Ingredients
  1. 24
  2. OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups)
  3. 6
  4. Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
  5. 1
  6. pkg. (14 oz.) KRAFT Caramels
  7. 1/2
  8. cup milk
  9. 1
  10. cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans
  11. 3
  12. pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  13. 3/4
  14. cup sugar
  15. 1
  16. Tbsp. vanilla
  17. 3
  18. eggs
  19. 2
  20. oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
Instructions
  1. HEAT oven to 325°F.
  2. MIX crumbs and butter; press onto bottom and 2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan.
  3. MICROWAVE caramels and milk in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 3 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after each minute. Stir in nuts; pour half into crust. Refrigerate 10 min. Refrigerate remaining caramel mixture for later use.
  4. BEAT cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over caramel layer in crust.
  5. BAKE 1 hour 5 min. to 1 hour 10 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.
  6. MICROWAVE reserved caramel mixture 1 min.; stir. Pour over cheesecake. Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over cheesecake.
Notes
  1. ze-Wise
  2. Enjoy a serving of this decadent treat on special occasions.
  3. How to Pipe Chocolate
  4. Place a square of BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate in freezer-weight resealable plastic bag; seal bag. Microwave on HIGH 30 sec. Squeeze bag to melt chocolate. Fold down top tightly and cut small piece (about 1/8 inch) off one of the bottom corners of bag. Holding top of bag firmly, drizzle chocolate through opening in desired patterns on cheesecake.
  5. Note
  6. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F if using a dark nonstick springform pan.
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