Praline Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 25  caramels kraft
• 0.5 cup knudsen cream sour
• 24 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 3  eggs 
• 0.3 cup butter melted
• 3 Tbsp milk 
• 0.5 cup planters pecans toasted chopped
• 1.3 cups sugar divided
• 1 tsp vanilla 
• 66  vanilla wafers divided

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• blender
• microwave
• springform pan

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325F.
2. Crush 50 wafers finely; mix with 1/4 cup sugar and margarine. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Stand remaining wafers around edge of pan, pressing gently into crust to secure.
3. Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.
4. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well.
5. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended.
6. Pour over crust.
7. Bake 45 to 50 min. or until center is almost set. Run small knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
8. Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring every 30 sec. Cool slightly.
9. Pour over cheesecake; top with nuts.