The Ultimate Turtle Cheesecake

• 2 cups crumbled Oreo cookies
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 (14 ounce) bag caramels
• 12 cup milk
• 1 cup pecan pieces
• 3 (8 ounce) packagessoftened cream cheese
• 34 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 2 squares semisweet baking chocolate

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix cookie crumbles & butter together & then press firmly into a 9 inch springform pan.
3. Put caramels and milk in a small microwavable bowl.
4. Microwave on high for 3 minutes or until caramels are melted completely.
5. Stir the pecans into the caramel sauce.
6. Pour 1/2 of the caramel mixture onto the crust & refrigerate for 10 minutes.
7. Cover & refrigerate the other 1/2 of caramel mixture for later.
8. Beat the cream cheese, sugar, & vanilla with a mixture until well blended.
9. Add the egss, one at a time, mixing on low until well blended.
10. Pour over caramel layer in crust.
11. Bake 1 hour 5 minutes or until center is almost set over a pan of water.
12. When finished baking, refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
13. When ready to serve, microwave remaining caramel mixture for 1 minute.
14. Pour caramel sauce over cheesecake.
15. Melt chocolate as directed by package direction.
16. Drizzle chocolate over cheesecake.
17. Store in refrigerator!

cookies, butter, caramels, milk, pecan, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, eggs, chocolate

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/the-ultimate-turtle-cheesecake-419175 (may not work)