Salted Caramel-Chocolate Cheesecake

By Booper-2

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cups Oreo Baking Crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 pkg. (250 g each) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 4 oz. Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted
• 3/4 cup thick caramel sauce (not sundae syrup)
• 1/2 tsp. coarse sea salt

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT oven to 350°F.

MIX baking crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

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. Stir in chocolate; pour over crust.

BAKE 40 min. or until centre is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.

SPREAD caramel sauce over cheesecake just before serving; sprinkle with salt.