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Candy Bar Cheesecake

"With this recipe, you can easily create a cheesecake that tastes like a fancy store-bought treat," Julie Cervenka relates from Ballwin, Missouri. "It's always requested when I'm asked to bring dessert to a function."

12-14 ServingsPrep: 25 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours + cooling

Ingredients

1-3/4 cups crushed chocolate wafers (about 28 wafers)
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1 cup chocolate syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 eggs, lightly beaten
6 Snickers candy bars (2.07 ounces each), coarsely chopped, divided
Additional chocolate syrup

Directions

In a small bowl, combine wafer crumbs and sugar; stir in butter.
Press onto the bottom and 1-1/2 in. up the sides of a greased 9-in.
springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 325° for 12
minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, milk, chocolate syrup and
vanilla until smooth. Add eggs; beat just until combined. Stir in
2-1/2 cups chopped candy bars. Pour into crust.
Place pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in.
square);securely wrap foil around pan. Place in a large baking pan.
Add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan.
Bake for 75-80 minutes or until center is just set. Cool on a wire

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Candy Bar Cheesecake (continued)

Directions (continued)

rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to
loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight.
Remove sides of pan. Top with remaining chopped candy bars; drizzle
with additional chocolate syrup. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield:
12-14 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 slice) equals 347 calories, 16 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 85 mg cholesterol, 233 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein.