Caramel Chocolate Chunk Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 3/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 5 tablespoons butter, melted
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 ounces dark corn syrup
• 3 large eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/4 teaspoons butter flavoring
• 1 cup milk chocolate pieces

Recipe

• 1 nutty oatmeal crust: mix first five ingredients well. press evenly into bottom on greased 9 inches cheesecake pan.
• 2 bake 18-20 min or until lightly browned. set aside.
• 3 have all ingred at room temp and preheat oven to 350.
• 4 caramel filling: in large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch and corn syrup with an electric mixer until smooth.
• 5 add eggs and yolk one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 stir in vanilla and butter flavoring.
• 7 pour filling onto crust. bake at 350 for 15 minute
• 8 reduce heat to 200 and bake 2 hrs or until center no longer looks shiny or wet.
• 9 remove from oven and run knife around inside edge of pan. turn oven off and return cake to over for additional 2 hours chill overnight.