Caramel Crunch Pie

Time

Yield

2 pies

Ingredients

Ingredients

Crust

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
3 tbsp. peanuts, finely chopped
6 tbsp. butter, melted
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup
2 tbsp. cornstarch
3 lg. eggs
1/3 cup sour cream
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
6 (2-1/8 oz. each) Snickers candy bars, coarsely chopped

Topping

3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
1/4 cup sour cream
2 sour cream
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 cup whole peanuts
10 caramel candies

Instructions

1. Make crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine graham cracker crumbs, peanuts and melted butter in medium bowl. Press into bottom and halfway up the sides of 9-inch spring form pan.

2. Beat cream cheese in mixer bowl until smooth. Beat in brown sugar, corn syrup and cornstarch. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in sour cream and vanilla. Stir in chopped candy bars and peanuts. Pour over crust.

3. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F and bake 1-1/4 hrs. more until top of cheesecake is no longer wet or glossy. Remove cake from oven; run knife around edge. Turn oven off and return cake to oven for 1 hour more. Cool completely on wire rack. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

4. Prepare topping: Melt chocolate chips in small sauce pan over low heat. Stir in 1/4 c. sour cream and the brown sugar. Spread over cheesecake and sprinkle peanuts on top. Melt caramels in heavy saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in 2 tbsp. sour cream. Drizzle over cheesecake.

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