One of the most unique desserts you can make at home is a turtle cheesecake. This is a cheesecake that features caramel, chocolate and pecans. It is a truly delicious item and can be made at home with ease.
The first thing that you will need to do is to chop up some pecans. In order to get a proper turtle cheesecake ready you will need to get a cup of chopped pecans ready. Once you get them chopped up you can cook them in an oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. You should cook them for six minutes. Afterwards you’ll need to melt some unsalted butter into a small bowl. You will need six tablespoons worth of butter for the recipe.
After this you will need to gather some vanilla wafers and crush them into crumbs. You should have two cups of these crumbs ready for your turtle cheesecake. These crumbs should then be combined with the butter you have melted. This combination will be placed in the bottom of a springform pan that is nine inches round. After this the pan is placed on a cookie sheet and heated for ten minutes in an oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and then cool it afterwards.
You will need to melt some caramels for your turtle cheesecake. Fourteen ounces of caramels should be used and then mixed into evaporated milk. For this part you will need five ounces of this milk. After you get this melted you will need to get the combination stirred and poured over the crust that you have just formed. When this is done you will need to sprinkle the pecans you toasted earlier on top of the cheesecake.
You will need to mix one pound and eight ounces of cream cheese, three half teaspoons of vanilla extract and half a cup of sugar. For the best results you should use white sugar as the sugar for your recipe.
Two eggs should then be added. The entire mixture should be mixed up to where it is smooth. You will need to melt some chocolate chips next. Be sure to gather enough for half a cup to mix into your recipe.
The last part deals with getting your turtle cheesecake properly baked. The mixture will go into your pan to be cooked for forty minutes at 350 degrees. After you take it out you will need to keep it in a refrigerator overnight. The next day it is ready to thoroughly enjoy.
