Brownie Caramel Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (9 ounce) package brownie mix
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
• 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup chocolate fudge topping

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 2 grease the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix together brownie mix, 1 egg and water.
• 4 spread into the greased pan.
• 5 bake for 25 minutes.
• 6 melt the caramels with the evaporated milk over low heat in a heavy saucepan.
• 7 stir often, and heat until mixture has a smooth consistency.
• 8 reserve 1/3 cup of this caramel mixture, and pour the remainder over the warm, baked brownie crust.
• 9 in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth.
• 10 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 11 pour cream cheese mixture over caramel mixture.
• 12 bake cheesecake for 40 minutes.
• 13 chill in pan.
• 14 when cake is thoroughly chilled, loosen by running a knife around the edge, and then remove the rim of the pan.
• 15 heat reserved caramel mixture, and spoon over cheesecake.
• 16 drizzle with the chocolate topping.