Caramel Cheesecake
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Caramel Cheesecake
Description
The Caramel Cheesecake starts with a crust made from finely ground Oreo cookies combined with melted butter and sugar, pressed and baked briefly. The creamy filling blends softened cream cheese with vanilla and sugar, incorporating almond brickle chips or toffee bits for added texture and flavor. The batter is poured over the crust, then caramel sauce is spooned on top and swirled through for a marbled effect.
Baking at 350°F until the center is just set results in a cheesecake that is moist and smooth rather than firm or cracked. After cooling, it is refrigerated for several hours to fully firm. The contrast between the crunchy chocolate crust, smooth cream cheese, caramel sweetness, and toffee crunches creates a multi-textured dessert experience.
The recipe suggests substituting the Oreo crust with graham crackers for a milder, traditional base. Serving chilled allows clean slices with rich, dense cheesecake and caramel swirls on top, suitable for desserts or parties.
Ingredients
- 2 full sleeves Oreo cookies
- 5 tbsp butter melted
- 1 cup sugar
- (3) 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 egg
- 3 tbsp caramel ice cream topping
- 1/2 cup almond brickle chips or bits of brickle toffee
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Place Oreos in a food processor or blender, and grade until fine.
- Next, make your crust by combining your Oreos, melted butter, and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Make sure your crumbs are coated but do not make into a paste.
- Press mixture firmly into the bottom of a cheesecake pan.
- Bake your crust for five minutes, and then set aside while you make your filling.
- In a large mixing bowl combine your cream cheese, vanilla, and one cup of sugar.
- Using a handmixer, mix until smooth.
- Pour your brickle chips or brickle toffee into batter and blend.
- Pour batter on top of your crust.
- Spoon caramel on to the top of your batter, and cut through your batter with a knife several times to give the marbleized effect.
- Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes. Center will be set and not liquidy, but not raised and baked like the outer portion.
- Let cool completely. Remove from cheesecake pan, and refrigerate for three hours or overnight.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Graham crackers can replace Oreo cookies for a different crust flavor and texture.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 696 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 696kcal | 35% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 48g | 74% |
| Saturated Fat | 26g | 130% |
| Cholesterol | 174mg | 58% |
| Sodium | 545mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 288mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 41g | 82% |
| Vitamin A | 1460IU | 29% |
| Calcium | 115mg | 12% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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