Caramel Cheesecake

Yield: 1, 9-inch cake

Ingredients

Crust: use this recipe

Cake:

• 3 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, room temperature

• 3 large eggs, room temperature

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 1/2 cup dulce de leche or caramel sauce

• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Caramel sauce:

• 1 (approx. 14 oz.) bag caramel candies

• 1 (5 oz.) can evaporated milk

• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350º and position oven rack in the middle of oven.

2. Prepare crust according to recipe directions.

3. In a large bowl or mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar and dulce de leche until fluffy, then beat in flour and vanilla extract.

4. One at a time, mix in eggs, waiting until each is fully incorporated before adding the next. Don’t over mix.

5. Pour batter into pie pan or springform pan and place in oven. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until centre is just set.

6. Remove and let cool completely, then refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

7. Make caramel sauce by mixing caramels and evaporated milk over low heat.

8. Stir until completely melted and smooth, then remove from heat and stir in sea salt.

9. Slice pie and serve with caramel sauce.

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