Florida Bay Snickers Cheesecake

* Exported from MasterCook *

Florida Bay Snickers Cheesecake

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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cheesecake Candy Bars

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 9" Unbaked pie shell
1 1/2 pounds Cream cheese -- cubed
1 1/4 cups Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
3 Eggs -- divided
6 Snickers candy bars -- reg sz
2 ounces Caramels
1 tablespoon Whipping cream
2 ounces Semisweet chocolate morsels
3 tablespoons Whipping cream
Peanuts -- chopped for garnish

Using a 9" pie shell, remove fluted rim (reserve for another use) and
place pie shell in bottom of 9" springform pan. Bake in 350~F oven until
golden brown. Allow pan to cool, grease sides of pan; set aside. In a
mixing bowl, place cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and 1 egg. With flat
beater, mix until smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl with spatula and add
2 eggs. Mix until smooth and completely blended.
Cut each Snickers candy bars length-wise once, then cut crosswise into
14 to 16 pieces. Fold Snickers chunks into cream cheese batter with
rubber spatula. Pour batter into prepared crust in spring-form pan. Bake
in 275~F oven for 2 hours. cool completely in refrigerator.
Remove from springform pan and place on service plate. Melt caramels
with 1 Tb whipping cream in microwave oven. Remove from microwave and
blend completely with whisk. Spread caramel on top of cheesecake to
within 1" of edge. Melt semisweet chocolate morsels with 3 Tb of
whipping cream in microwave oven for 30 seconds on high setting.
Remove from microwave, blend completely with whisk. Spread on top of
cheesecake over caramel to 1/2" of edge. Sprinkle top of cheesecake with
chopped peanuts.

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