* PHILADELPHIA Caramel-Pecan Cheesecake

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Ingredients

  • What You Need
  • 50 NILLA Wafers, crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
  • 1 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans, divided
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
  • 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
  • 3 Tbsp. flour
  • 1 Tbsp. vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT oven to 325°F.

MIX wafer crumbs, 1/2 cup nuts 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 topping; top with remaining nuts. Let stand until topping is firm.

Line pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Use foil handles to lift chilled cheesecake from pan.