Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 2 cups graham crackers
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1 (14 ounce) bag caramels
• 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Crush grahm crackers and mix with 1/3 cup sugar and the butter. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.

3. 3

   Bake for 10 minutes.

4. 4

   Melt caramels with evap. milk in double boiler pan until smooth. (if you dont have a double boiler you can use a small pan for the caramels set in a larger pot of boiling water.).

5. 5

   Pour into crust and top with pecans.

6. 6

   Combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla and mix until smooth.

7. 7

   Add eggs and blend well.

8. 8

   Mix in melted chocolate.

9. 9

   Pour over pecans and caramel.

10. 10

    Bake in 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.

11. 11

    Wait 5 to 10 minutes, loosen spring pan, cool and chill.