Fran's Kitchen
"The Portable Gourmet"

CARAMEL CRUNCH PIE CHEESE CAKE

Crust:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
6 TBS. butter, melted
3 TBS. finely chopped peanuts
Filling
2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup
2 TBS. cornstarch
3 large eggs
1/3 cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
6 Snickers candy bars (2.7 oz each), coarsely chopped
1/4 cup chopped peanuts

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

Filling: Beat cream cheese in mixer bowl until smooth, beat in brown sugar, corn syrup and cornstarch. add eggs one at a time beat well after each addition. Stir in sour cream and vanilla. Stir in chopped candy bars and peanuts, Pour in crust and bake 15 minutes at 350 reduce heat to 300 and bake 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove cake from oven; run knife around edge. Turn oven off and return pie to oven for 1 hour more. Cool completely on wire rack. Cover and refrigerate overnight. TOPPING 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips 1/4 cup plus 2 TBS sour cream 1 TBS firmly packed brown sugar 1/4 cup whole peanuts 10 caramel candies Prepare topping: Melt chocolate chips, stirring frequently, in small sauce pan over low heat. Stir in 1/4 cup sour cream and the brown sugar. spread over cake sprinkle peanuts on top melt caramels, stirring constantly in heavy sauce pan over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons sour cream.drizzle over cheesecake . Makes 16 servings. Fran Wesley, Jasper, Texas; Feb. 1999



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