Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake

 

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Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake Recipe The Ingredients 18 Chocolate Wafers 1/4 pound (1 Stick) of melted Butter 1/4 Cup of Sugar 1 Cup of Chopped Pecans 1/2 Teaspoon of Black Walnut Extract 3 (8 ounce) bar of softened Cream Cheese 1 Cup of Sugar 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract 2 Tablespoons of Sweetened condensed Milk 3 Eggs 1 Cup Chocolate Chips 1/2 cup of Finely Diced Pecans 1 Bowl of Cool Whip

The Directions

For the Crust: Preheat Oven at 250°F.  Make your cookie crumbs by using a food processor or simply place in a plastic bag and crush using a rolling pin.  Combine Chocolate Wafers, melted butter, sugar and extract in a bowl and mix.  Spread in the bottom of a 9" springform pan and up 1 1/2 inch on the side.  Spread chopped pecans in bottom of bowl.  Bake in oven for 10 minutes.  Be sure not to check and make sure the pecans aren't turing dark as this ruins their taste.  Remove from oven and place to the side. 

For the Filling: Preheat Oven at 350°F.  Melt Chocolate in double boiler over low heat and stir until smooth.  Remove double boiler from heat and place to the side.  Using an electric mixer blend cream cheese on low speed in a mixing bowl.   Use spatula to scrape sides and paddle of mixer.  Add in the sugar slowly, and continue to beat until creamy.  Add in extracts and mix until blended.  Add in sweetened condensed milk and continue to mix.  Add in eggs one at a time and continue to mix a lowest speed until eggs are incorporated in the batter.  Pour in chocolate and mix throughly. 

Pour the mixture into your crust and use offset spatula to smooth out the batter.  Bake for 1 hour or until center jiggles.  Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.  Place in the refrigerator and allow to set before removing sides. 

For the Topping: Garnish with Cool Whip and finely diced pecans.  Serve and enjoy your Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake. 

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