Florida Bay Snickers Cheesecake

• 1 each pie shell (9 inch)
• 1 1/2 pounds cream cheese cubed
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs divided
• 6 each snickers bars
• 2 ounces caramels (candy squares)
• 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
• 2 ounces chocolate morsels
• 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

1. Bake pie shell in 350F (180C) F oven until golden brown.
2. Allow pan to cool, grease sides of pan; set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, place cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and 1 egg.
4. With flat beater, mix until smooth.
5. Scrape down sides of bowl with spatula and add 2 eggs.
6. Mix until smooth and completely blended.
7. Cut each Snickers candy bars length-wise once, then cut crosswise into 14 to 16 pieces.
8. Fold Snickers chunks into cream cheese batter with rubber spatula.
9. Pour batter into prepared crust in spring-form pan.
10. Bake in 275F (140C) oven for 2 hours.
11. cool completely in refrigerator.
12. Remove from springform pan and place on service plate.
13. Melt caramels with 1 Tb whipping cream in microwave oven.
14. Remove from microwave and blend completely with whisk.
15. Spread caramel on top of cheesecake to within 1 inch of edge.
16. Melt semisweet chocolate morsels with 3 Tb of whipping cream in microwave oven for 30 seconds on high setting.
17. Remove from microwave, blend completely with whisk.
18. Spread on top of cheesecake over caramel to 1/2 inch of Sprinkle top of cheesecake with chopped peanuts.

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Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/florida-bay-snickers-cheesecake-43515 (may not work)