Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Trifle Food

CARAMEL-PECAN CHEESECAKE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Line a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate or cast-iron skillet with crust. Trim and flute edges. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, 1 egg and vanilla until smooth. Spread into crust; sprinkle with pecans., In a small bowl, whisk remaining eggs; gradually whisk in caramel topping until blended. Pour slowly over pecans., Bake 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned (loosely cover edges with foil after 20 minutes if pie browns too quickly). Cool on a wire rack 1 hour. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight before slicing. If desired, garnish with additional caramel ice cream topping.

PHILADELPHIA® 3-STEP® CARAMEL PECAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

PECAN CARAMEL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350. In a medium bowl mix the crust ingredients (graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugar) until thouroughly combined. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• For the cheesecake, mix the cream cheese and sugar until well incorporated. Add the eggs one at a time, and mix completely after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and mix until blended.
• Pour the cheesecake mixture into the pan. Bake until ready (about 40 minutes). Let cool completely.
• For the caramel, combine the sugar and 1 tablespoon of water in a small saucepan. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Let boil until amber in color. Immediately add the butter and stir to incorporate. Remove from heat, add the heavy cream, and mix well. Let cool to room temperature.
• Pour the caramel over the cheesecake and scatter the pecan and sea salt over the top.

CARAMEL PECAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Mix crumbs, 1/2 cup pecans, granulated sugar and butter.
• Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil; press crumbs firmly onto bottom of pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese, brown sugar, flour and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Mixture will be pretty thick.
• Add sour cream; mix well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
• Place 36 caramels and 1 tablespoon water in microwavable bowl.
• Microwave on high 1 minute or until caramels are completely melted when stirred.
• Add melted caramels to cream cheese batter; stir until well blended.
• The caramel will become kind of stringy through the batter as the caramels cool.
• Pour over crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until center is almost set.
• Sprinkle cheesecake with remaining 1/2 cup pecans.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• ****The recipe calls for melting the remaining caramels and 1 Tbsp of water and drizzling over it, but I did this when I made it and found that the caramel immediately cools and becomes very very sticky.
• I think next time I make it, I will use some caramel ice cream topping to drizzle on top instead.

CARAMEL PECAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Combine cookie crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 325°., Meanwhile, stir 1/4 cup flour into caramel topping. Reserve 1/3 cup caramel mixture and 2 tablespoons pecans. Drizzle remaining caramel mixture over crust; sprinkle with remaining pecans. , In another bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and remaining flour until smooth. Beat in eggs and yolks just until combined. Stir in cream. Pour into crust; place springform pan on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until center is almost set, 65-70 minutes., For topping, combine sour cream and sugar; carefully spread over warm filling. Bake until topping is set, 10-12 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. , Chill for 8 hours or overnight, covering when completely cooled. Remove sides of pan. Just before serving, drizzle with reserved caramel mixture; sprinkle with reserved pecans. Refrigerate leftovers.

CARAMEL PECAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, ground pecans, sugar, cinnamon, apple pie spice and nutmeg. Pour in the melted butter. Mix well and press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
• In a large bowl, Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Pour filling into crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 70 minutes, or until filling is set. Allow to cool.
• In a small bowl, combine caramel topping and chopped pecans. Spread evenly over cooled cheesecake. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.

CARAMEL-PECAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Mix graham crumbs and butter; press onto bottom and 2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan.
• Microwave caramels and milk in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 to 2-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after each minute. Stir in nuts. Reserve 1/2 cup caramel mixture for topping; drizzle remaining caramel mixture over bottom of crust. Refrigerate 10 min.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour into crust.
• Bake 1 hour 5 min. to 1 hour 10 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.
• Top with reserved caramel mixture just before serving. Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over cheesecake.

CARAMEL CHOCOLATE TRIFLE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake according to package directions for an 8-in. square baking pan. Cool on a wire rack. Prepare pudding according to package directions., Cut cake into 1-1/2-in. cubes. Place half of the cubes in a 3-qt. trifle bowl or large glass serving bowl; lightly press down to fill in gaps. Top with half of the whipped topping, pudding, caramel topping and toffee bits; repeat layers. Cover and refrigerate until serving.