If you like chocolate, pecans and caramel then you will definitely love a turtle cheesecake. This is a great type of cheesecake that is very scrumptious and sweet. In fact you can even make one of these delicious cheesecakes yourself. Here is a process you can use to make your very own turtle cheesecake.
First you will need to prepare the proper ingredients for a turtle gourmet cheesecake. You will need to start with some fresh pecans. You will need to chop them up to where you will have a full cup of pecans. After this you will need to toast these pecans for six minutes in an oven set at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Once the pecans are ready you will need to melt six tablespoons of unsalted butter in a small bowl.
The next step involves getting vanilla wafers to be ground up. Two cups of these crumbled wafers will be needed. After this is done you can mix the crumbles with your melted butter and put it into the bottom of a nine inch springform pan. You should place the pan over a cookie sheet and heat it for ten minutes. Like with the pecans this should be cooked in an oven at 350 degrees.
Caramel candies are important for the turtle cheesecake. To get them into your turtle cheesecake you will need to melt them. You should use fourteen ounces of these candies. Next you will need to mix the caramel with evaporated milk. You should use five ounces of this material in your recipe. This mixture will be poured into the pan over the crust that was made out of the vanilla wafers and melted butter you used. The pecans will go on top of this.
The next parts of preparation involve getting cream cheese and chocolate chips prepared. Twenty-four ounces of cream cheese should be added to the recipe. After this you will need to use a half cup of white sugar along with three half teaspoons of vanilla extract.
Two eggs will be needed in the next step. Once the eggs have been mixed in you can melt some chocolate chips. You will need half a cup of these chips in order to make a proper cheesecake.
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.
