Turtle Cheese Pie
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Recipe type: Dessert
 
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Ingredients
  • Crust:
  • 1 1⁄4 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • Filling:
  • 2 packages (each 250 g) cream cheese, softened
  • 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 oz bittersweet chocolate chunks
  • 3 oz soft caramels, quartered
  • 1⁄4 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
  • 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Decoration:
  • 3 oz bittersweet chocolate
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C)
  2. Crust: In a bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter. Press into bottom and sides of 9-inch pie plate (ungreased) and freeze.
  3. Filling: In a mixer bowl fitted with paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and sugar on medium-high speed until very smooth, for 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Fold in chocolate chunks, caramels, pecans and vanilla by hand.
  4. Pour over frozen crust, smoothing out to sides of pie plate. Bake in preheated oven until top is light brown and center has a slight jiggle to it, 25 to 35 minutes.
  5. Decoration: While pie is still hot, grate chocolate on top. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 2 hours. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours before serving.
Recipe by Moms & Munchkins at https://www.momsandmunchkins.ca/turtle-cheese-pie/