Florida Bay Snickers Cheesecake

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.