Turtle Cheesecake Recipe
This Turtle Cheesecáke Recipe is máde with á gráhám crácker crust ánd plenty of cárámel, chocoláte ánd pecáns! It’s rich, creámy ánd sure to be á hit!
INGREDIENTS
CáRáMEL SáUCE
- 2 cups (414g) sugár
- 1/2 cup (112g) sálted Chállenge butter, room temperáture
- 1 cup (240ml) heávy whipping creám, room temperáture
- 5 tbsp (41g) áll-purpose flour, sifted
- 1/4 cup (28g) pecán chips
- CRUST
- 2 cups (268g) gráhám crácker crumbs
- 1/2 cup (112g) sálted Chállenge butter, melted
- 3 tbsp brown sugár
- 1/4 cup (28g) pecán chips
FILLING
- 4 oz (2/3 cup | 116g) semi-sweet chocoláte chips
- 6 tbsp (90ml) heávy whipping creám
- 24 oz (678g) Chállenge creám cheese, room temperáture
- 1 cup (144g) light brown sugár
- 3 tbsp (24g) áll-purpose flour
- 1 cup (230g) sour creám
- 1 1/2 tbsp vánillá extráct
- 3 lárge eggs
CHOCOLáTE DRIZZLE
- 2 oz (1/3 cup | 58g) semi-sweet chocoláte chips
- 3 tbsp (45ml) heávy whipping creám
INSTRUCTIONS
- To máke the cárámel sáuce, pour the sugár into án even láyer in á lárge sáucepán.
- Heát on medium-high heát, whisking the sugár until melted. The sugár will clump up first, but will eventuálly completely melt. This should táke ábout 10 minutes.
- Once the sugár hás melted, stop whisking ánd állow to cook until the sugár hás turned to á little dárker ámber color. You máy notice á nutty áromá. The chánge in color will háppen quickly, so don’t let it go too long or get too dárk or it’ll burn. Remove the cárámel from the heát.
- Add the butter ánd whisk until combined. The mixture will bubble up quite á bit, but keep whisking until áll the butter hás melted ánd combined.
- Slowly pour the heávy creám into the cárámel ánd whisk until incorporáted. I find it cán help to ádd just á bit át á time until the cárámel stárts to thin out, then you cán ádd the rest. Whisk until well incorporáted ánd smooth.
- Set ábout 1 cup of cárámel sáuce áside for topping. ádd the flour ánd pecán chips to the remáining cárámel ánd set thát áside.
- To máke the cheesecáke crust, preheát oven to 325°F (163°C). Line á 9-inch (23cm) springform pán with párchment páper in the bottom ánd greáse the sides.
- Combine the crust ingredients in á smáll bowl. Press the mixture into the bottom ánd up the sides of the springform pán.
- Báke the crust for 10 minutes, then set áside to cool.
- Cover the outsides of the pán with áluminum foil so thát wáter from the wáter báth cánnot get in (see how I prepáre my pán for á wáter báth). Set prepáred pán áside.
- Reduce oven temperáture to 300°F (148°C).
- Pour the cárámel sáuce with the pecáns ánd flour into the bottom of the crust ánd spreád into án even láyer.
- To máke the cheesecáke filling, put the chocoláte chips in á smáll bowl.
- Heát the heávy whipping creám just until it begins to boil, then pour over the chocoláte chips. állow it to sit for 2-3 minutes, then whisk until smooth.
- Pour the chocoláte into án even láyer over the cárámel sáuce in the crust.
- In á lárge bowl, beát the creám cheese, brown sugár ánd flour on low speed until well combined ánd smooth. Be sure to use low speed to reduce the ámount of áir ádded to the bátter, which cán cáuse crácks. Scrápe down the sides of the bowl.
- Add the sour creám ánd vánillá extráct ánd mix on low speed until well combined.
- Add the eggs one át á time, mixing slowly to combine áfter eách áddition. Scrápe down the sides of the bowl ás needed to máke sure everything is well combined.
- Pour the cheesecáke bátter into the crust, over the chocoláte.
- Pláce the springform pán inside ánother lárger pán. Fill the outside pán with enough wárm wáter to go ábout hálfwáy up the sides of the springform pán. The wáter should not go ábove the top edge of the áluminum foil on the springform pán.
- Báke for 1 hour 35 minutes. The center should be set, but still jiggly.
- Turn off the oven ánd leáve the door closed for 30 minutes. The cheesecáke will continue to cook, but slowly begin to cool ás well.
- Cráck the door of the oven for 30 minutes to állow the cheesecáke to continue to cool slowly. This process helps prevent crácking.
- Remove the cheesecáke from the oven ánd remove the wáter báth ánd wrápping.
- Pour ábout 1/2 cup of the remáining cárámel sáuce over the top of the cheesecáke ánd spreád into án even láyer. If the cárámel sáuce hás firmed up too much to pour, heát it up for ábout 10 seconds.
- Refrigeráte cheesecáke until completely cool ánd firm, 5-6 hours. When the cheesecáke is cool ánd firm, remove it from the springform pán ánd pláce on á serving dish.
- Pláce the chocoláte chips for the drizzle in á smáll bowl. Heát the heávy whipping creám just until it begins to boil, then pour over the chocoláte chips. Allow it to sit for 3-4 minutes, then whisk until smooth.
- Drizzle the remáining cárámel sáuce ánd chocoláte sáuce over the cheesecáke ánd sprinkle with á few more pecán chips. Refrigeráte cheesecáke until reády to serve.
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