Recipes

PHILADELPHIA® 3-STEP® Caramel Pecan Cheesecake

8 Servings

Desserts

4 HRS 25 MIN

Prep

0-15 mins

Cook

1 HRS 10 MIN

Calories

510

Ingredients

1/2 cup

sugar

1/2 tsp

vanilla

2 

eggs

2 tbsp

milk

1/2 cup

chopped pecans

1 

ready-to-use graham cracker crumb crust (6 oz.)

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended.

Step 2

Melt caramels with milk in small saucepan on low heat, stirring frequently until caramels are completely melted. Stir in pecans. Pour into crust; cover with cream cheese batter.

Step 3

Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Let cheesecake stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before slicing to allow caramel layer to soften. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.