Brownie Caramel Cheesecake

This brownie caramel cheesecake is the perfect dessert for any chocolate lover. It has a rich and fudgy brownie base, a creamy cheesecake filling, and is topped with a homemade salted caramel sauce. This cheesecake is definitely not for the faint of heart!

Ingredients

• 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
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup chocolate fudge topping

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.

2. In a small bowl, mix together brownie mix, 1 egg and water. Spread into the greased pan. Bake for 25 minutes.

3. Melt the caramels with the evaporated milk over low heat in a heavy saucepan. Stir often, and heat until mixture has a smooth consistency. Reserve 1/3 cup of this caramel mixture, and pour the remainder over the warm, baked brownie crust .

4. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese , sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth . Add eggs one at a time , beating well after each addition . Pour cream cheese mixture over caramel mixture .

5 Bake cheesecake for 40 minutes . Chill in pan . When cake is thoroughly chilled , loosen by running knife around edge , and then remove rim of pan . Heat reserved caramel mixture , and spoon over cheesecake Drizzle with chocolate topping

Nutrition Facts

• Calories: 2200
• Fat: 99 g
• Saturated fat: 58 g
• Cholesterol: 310 mg
• Sodium: 2560 mg
• Potassium: 1180 mg
• Carbohydrates: 283 g
• Fiber: 6 g
• Sugar: 213 g