Ultimate Turtle Cheesecake

• 24 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups)
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• 1 pkg. (14 oz.) KRAFT Caramels
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans
• 3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 2 ounces BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

1. HEAT oven to 325u0b0F.
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.
7. KRAFT kitchens tips
8. SIZE-WISE
9. Enjoy a serving of this decadent treat on special occasions.
10. HOW TO PIPE CHOCOLATE
11. 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. NOTEReduce oven temperature to 300u0b0F if using a dark nonstick springform pan.

oreo cookies, butter, caramels, milk, pecans, philadelphia cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, eggs, chocolate

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