Florida Bay Snickers
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Microwave
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 12
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      9"            unbaked pie shell
   1 1/2  pounds        cream cheese -- cubed
   1 1/4  cups          sugar
   1      teaspoon      vanilla
   3                    eggs -- divided
   6                    snickers candy bars --reg sz
   2      ounces        caramels
   1      tablespoon    whipping cream
   2      ounces        semisweet chocolate morsels
   3      tablespoons   whipping cream
                        peanuts -- chopped for garnish
 

Preparation:

Using a 9" pie shell, remove fluted rim (reserve for another use) and place pie shell in bottom of 9" springform pan. Bake in 350~F oven until golden brown. Allow pan to cool, grease sides of pan; set aside. In a mixing bowl, place cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and 1 egg. With flat beater, mix until smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl with spatula and add 2 eggs. Mix until smooth and completely blended. Cut each Snickers candy bars length-wise once, then cut crosswise into 14 to 16 pieces. Fold Snickers chunks into cream cheese batter with rubber spatula. Pour batter into prepared crust in spring-form pan. Bake in 275~F oven for 2 hours. cool completely in refrigerator. Remove from springform pan and place on service plate. Melt caramels with 1 Tb whipping cream in microwave oven. Remove from microwave and blend completely with whisk. Spread caramel on top of cheesecake to within 1" of edge. Melt semisweet chocolate morsels with 3 Tb of whipping cream in microwave oven for 30 seconds on high setting. Remove from microwave, blend completely with whisk. Spread on top of cheesecake over caramel to 1/2" of edge. Sprinkle top of cheesecake with chopped peanuts.