Decadent Caramel Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup oreo cookie crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 2 (300 ml) cans sweetened condensed milk (divided)
• 1 (170 g) package baker bittersweet chocolate
• 1 (300 g) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 4 eggs
• 30 caramels
• 4 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300°f.
• 2 mix the melted butter and oreo crumbs and press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
• 3 mix the cream cheese with about 1 and 1/3 tins of condensed milk until smooth.
• 4 microwave the chocolate chips and bittersweet chocolate for a minute or so until melted, stir to complete melting (make sure there are no unmelted lumps).
• 5 mix the melted chocolate into the cream cheese mixture until evenly blended.
• 6 add the eggs one at a time and mix (on low speed with electric mixer) to incorporate, try to avoid adding too much air to the mixture.
• 7 pour mixture over the oreo crumbs in the pan and smooth the top.
• 8 bake for 55 minutes, then remove from oven and run a knife around the side of the pan (this will help prevent the top from cracking).
• 9 wait until the pan is cool to the touch then place on a serving plate and remove the outside of the springform pan.
• 10 mix the milk and remaining 2/3 tin of the condensed milk in a large microwave safe bowl.
• 11 add the caramels and microwave (stirring every minute) for several minutes until all the caramels are melted.
• 12 stir caramel mixture until smooth and creamy then spread evenly over the top of the cheesecake.
• 13 when cheesecake is cool it should be refrigerated at least 4 hours before using, note the topping is better if the cheesecake is removed from the refrigerator 15 minutes or so before serving.
• 14 alternative serving method: refrigerate the cheesecake at least 4 hours without the topping; make the caramel topping just before serving; to serve, put some warm caramel topping on the plate, add a slice of cheesecake and drizzle caramel over the top.