Shelly's Recipe

PECAN CARAMEL CHEESECAKE

Category: Cheesecake

2 boxes real cheesecake dessert mix
3/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp water
21/2 cups cold whole milk
1 cup butterscotch caramel sauce
1 cup pecans, toasted, chopped
1/2 cup golden brown sugar, packed

Line bottom of 9 inch springform pan with parchment or wax paper. Mix 2 packages of crust, melted butter, sugar, and water in large bowl until well blended. Reserve 1 cup of crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan (not up sides).

Combine 2 packages of cheesecake filling and cold milk in another large bowl. Beat for 3 minutes, or until smooth and thick. Fold 1/2 cup of caramel sauce into cheesecake mixture. Pour mixture into crust-lined springform pan.

Mix reserved crumb mixture with 1/4 cup of caramel sauce, pecans, and brown sugar. Sprinkle atop cheesecake. Refrigerate cake at least 5 hours, or until set. Run warm knife around pan sides to loosen cake; remove pan sides. Transfer cake to serving platter and drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup of caramel sauce. Serve cold.