Nilla Praline Cheesecake.
You can have Nilla Praline Cheesecake using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Nilla Praline Cheesecake
- It's of crust.
- It's 66 of NILLA Wafers, divided.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of sugar.
- It's 1/4 cup of butter or margarine, melted.
- You need of filling.
- It's 3 (8 oz.) of each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened.
- You need 1 cup of sugar.
- You need 1 cup of sour cream.
- It's 1 tsp of vanilla.
- You need 3 of eggs.
- Prepare of topping.
- You need 25 of KRAFT Caramels.
- Prepare 3 tbsp of milk.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of pecans, chopped & toasted.
Nilla Praline Cheesecake instructions
- HEAT oven to 325.
- CRUSH 50 wafers finely; mix with 1/4 cup sugar and margarine. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Stand remaining wafers around edge, pressing gently into crust to secure..
- BEAT cream cheese and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust..
- BAKE 45 to 50 min. or until center is almost set. Run small knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours. Microwave caramels and milk on HIGH 1 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring every 30 sec. Cool slightly. Pour over cheesecake; top with nuts..
- * NOTE If using a dark nonstick springform pan, reduce oven temperature to 300°F..
- *** PRALINE CHEESECAKE BARS***** Prepare recipe as directed in 13x9-inch pan, increasing Nilla Wafers around edge to 22. Bake 40 to 45 min. or until center is almost set..
- Hint**** I would saute my pecans in butter before topping, to give a candied pecan flavor..
