Peanut Butter Pecan Turtle Cheesecake

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This extremely sweet dessert will be a big hit at your next dinner party!

Ingredients

  • 9" or 10" Spring Form Pan
  • 3 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
  • 5 whole eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 C. sugar
  • 1/2 pint whipping cream
  • 1 C. + 1/2 C. reserved peanut butter
  • 1/2 sour cream
  • 1 Tbs. vanilla extract
  • 1 C. toasted, chopped pecans
  • Caramel sauce
  • Chocolate sauce
  • 2 C. graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 C. melted or softened butter

Directions

Mix graham cracker crumbs and butter in small bowl until crumbly. Press into bottom of the spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool. In a medium mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, including the yolk. Add peanut butter, vanilla and whipping cream. Mix at medium speed until very creamy and smooth. Pour batter into spring form pan over crust. Bake in pre-heated oven at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Take out of oven and mix remaining 1/2 C. of peanut butter with 1/2 C. sour cream, spread over top of cheesecake, return to oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 1-2 hours.

Refrigerate overnight. Before serving, cover top of cheesecake with crushed pecans. Drizzle caramel and chocolate sauce all over. Run knife around edges of pan, release side and place cheesecake on plate and serve.

Yield: 14-16 servings

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