No Bake Turtle Cheesecake for One
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
 
Rich and decadent, just for you
Ingredients
  • 2 Oreo cookies (4 wafers), middles removed, crushed
  • 2-3 Tablespoons (about 1 ounce) cream cheese (light is okay, but NOT fat free)
  • 5-6 individually wrapped caramels, like Kraft
  • 2-3 teaspoons cream
  • 2 Tablespoons coarsely chopped or broken pecans
  • ½ of a single serving plain chocolate bar, or a few chocolate chips, whatever you have
  • 1-2 teaspoons cream
  • 1 Tablespoon powdered sugar (optional)
  • tiny pinch of salt
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla
  • about ¼ cup cream, whipped to stiff peaks, or ½ cup Cool Whip
Instructions
  1. Sprinkle the cookie crumbs into the bottom of a dessert dish or small bowl. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon pecan pieces over the crumbs. Set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, pour 2-3 teaspoons cream and add the unwrapped caramels. Microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring in between, just until melted and smooth. Drizzle about 1 Tablespoon over the nuts and cookie crumbs.
  3. In another small bowl using a fork or spoon, stir the cream cheese until softened and smooth. Add all EXCEPT about 1 tablespoon of the caramel, the salt and vanilla to the cream cheese. Stir until blended and smooth. Taste for sweetness. If you like it sweeter, add a little powdered sugar and stir until smooth. Carefully FOLD in the whipped cream or whipped topping. You want to add a little fluffiness to the cream cheese, so don't stir. Gently fold it in just until mixed. Spoon this over the crumb/nut/caramel base. Sprinkle with remaining pecans, drizzle with remaining caramel. Melt chocolate at 20-30 second intervals, just until melted and smooth. Drizzle over the top of the dessert. Refrigerate until ready to indulge.
Recipe by Messin' With Perfection at https://www.messinwithperfection.com/no-bake-turtle-cheesecake-for-one/