Philadelphia Caramel Cheesecake Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended.
• Melt caramels with milk in small saucepan on low heat, stirring frequently until caramels are completely melted. Stir in pecans. Pour into crust; cover with cream cheese batter.
• Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Let cheesecake stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before slicing to allow caramel layer to soften. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Chop 1/2 cup nuts finely; mix with wafer crumbs and butter. Press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream, flour and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 4 hours.
• Drizzle with caramel topping; sprinkle with remaining nuts.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Combine wafer crumbs, 1/2 cup nuts and butter; press onto bottom of prepared pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Microwave caramels and cream in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 to 3 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after each minute; pour over crust.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust; sprinkle with remaining nuts.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into bars.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F
• Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan.
• Remove 1/2 cup of the pecans; set aside.
• Finely chop remaining pecans.
• Mix wafer crumbs, chopped pecans and butter.
• Press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Add sour cream, flour and vanilla; mix well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
• Pour over crust.
• Bake 45 minute or until center is almost set.
• Cool completely.
• Place caramels in microwaveable bowl.
• Add water.
• Microwave on HIGH 1 minute or until caramels are completely melted when stirred.
• Pour over cheesecake; top with the reserved pecans.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over cheesecake.
• Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Use foil handles to remove cheesecake from pan before cutting into pieces to serve.
• Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter.
• Press into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• In another mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Add sour cream and mix again until smooth.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over prepared crust, smooth top and bake for 50 minutes.
• Turn off the oven, open the door and let the cheesecake sit in the warm oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, and let cool for an hour.
• Combine brown sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Stir continuously until the butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.
• Whisk in condensed milk, corn syrup and vanilla and bring to a boil, stirring continuously.
• Place a candy thermometer in the caramel mixture and continue to boil until the caramel reaches 225 degrees F (or reaches soft ball stage if you don't have a thermometer. That means that when you drop a bit of it into cold water to cool it down, it will form a soft ball.).
• Let caramel cool in the pan for 3-5 minutes, then pour over cheesecake.
• Smooth and let set until cool.
• Cut into squares and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine graham crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 8- or 9-inch square pan. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool.
• Refrigerate 3 hours.