Florida Bay Snickers Cheesecake
Yield
8 servingsPrep
15 minCook
2 hrsReady
2 hrsIngredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1 | pie shell (9 inch) |
|
|
1 ½ | pounds |
cream cheese
cubed |
|
1 ¼ | cups | sugar |
|
1 | teaspoon | vanilla extract |
|
3 | large |
eggs
divided |
|
6 | snickers bars | * | |
2 | ounces | caramels (candy squares) |
|
1 | tablespoon | heavy whipping cream |
|
2 | ounces |
chocolate
morsels |
|
3 | tablespoons | heavy whipping cream |
|
Directions
Bake pie shell in 350℉ (180℃) F oven until golden brown.
Allow pan to cool, grease sides of pan; set aside.
In a mixing bowl, place cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and 1 egg.
With flat beater, mix until smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl with spatula and add 2 eggs.
Mix until smooth and completely blended.
Cut each Snickers candy bars length-wise once, then cut crosswise into 14 to 16 pieces.
Fold Snickers chunks into cream cheese batter with rubber spatula.
Pour batter into prepared crust in spring-form pan.
Bake in 275℉ (140℃) oven for 2 hours.
Cool completely in refrigerator.
Remove from spring-form pan and place on service plate.
Melt caramels with 1 tablespoon whipping cream in microwave oven.
Remove from microwave and blend completely with whisk.
Spread caramel on top of cheesecake to within 1 inch of edge.
Melt semisweet chocolate morsels with 3 tablespoons of whipping cream in microwave oven for 30 seconds on high setting.
Remove from microwave, blend completely with whisk.
Spread on top of cheesecake over caramel to ½ inch of Sprinkle top of cheesecake with chopped peanuts.
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