-CRUST-
1/2 cn Miniature chocolate chips
1/3 c Butter; or margarine
1 1/2 c Oatmeal; quick cooking
1/2 c Flour
1/4 c Brown sugar
FILLING
2 pk Cream cheese; 8 oz
2/3 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
2 Egg
1/2 c Miniature chocolate chips
12 oz Caramel topping
1 tb Flour
1/2 c Chopped nuts; optional
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom and sides of a spring form pan. or
8’in square pan. Melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips and margarine together and
cool add oatmeal flour, and Brown sugar together and press into bottom of
pan and up part way up the sides of pan. Bake 10 min and let cool Beat
cream cheese and sugar and vanilla together on medium speed until creamy.
Add eggs one at a time beating between each addition. Add mini chocolate
chips and pour into crust.
Combine 1/3 cup of caramel topping and flour together and drizzle over top
of cheese mixture and add optional nuts(these can be chopped peanuts,
pecans or almonds) now. Swirl thru the cream cheese mixture and bake at 350
for 40 to 50 min. or until the center is set. Cool and chill for 6 hours or
overnight. When serving drizzle more of caramel topping over cheese cake
slice and sprinkle with more nuts if you want.
Yields
16 Servings