Caramel-Pecan Cheesecake Bars
- 1 cup PLANTERS Pecan Pieces, divided
- 50 vanilla wafers, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
- 3 Tbsp. flour
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 24 KRAFT Caramels
- 1 Tbsp. water
- 3 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
- Heat oven to 325F.
- Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides.
- Reserve 1/2 cup nuts.
- Finely chop remaining nuts; mix with wafer crumbs and butter.
- Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended.
- Add sour cream, flour and vanilla; mix well.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
- Pour over crust.
- Bake 45 min.
- or until center is almost set.
- Cool completely.
- Microwave caramels and water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.
- or until caramels are completely melted when stirred.
- Pour over cheesecake; top with reserved nuts.
- Melt chocolate; drizzle over cheesecake.
- Refrigerate 4 hours.
- Use foil handles to remove cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.
vanilla wafers, butter, philadelphia cream cheese, sugar, s, flour, vanilla, eggs, caramels, water, chocolate
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/caramel-pecan-cheesecake-bars-107333.aspx (may not work)