Pralines 'n Cream Cheesecake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup graham wafer crumbs
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
• pecan halves (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 crust: combine crust ingredients and mix well.
• 2 press firmly onto bottom and 1-inch up sides of an 8 1/2" springform pan.
• 3 cheesecake: for praline mixture,combine pecans, brown sugar and melted butter, mixing well.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 (i pop it into the fridge to firm it up enough to crumble easily) beat cream cheese until smooth; blend in sugar.
• 6 sprinkle gelatine on top of cold water in a saucepan.
• 7 let stand 5 minutes to soften.
• 8 stir mixture over low heat until gelatine is dissolved.
• 9 blend warm gelatine into cheese mixture.
• 10 gradually fold cheese mixture into whipped cream.
• 11 fold chocolate into 2 cups of cheese mixture.
• 12 spread all but 1/2 cup of plain cheese mixture into crust.
• 13 sprinkle praline mixture evenly over plain cheese mixture.
• 14 spread chocolate mixture evenly over praline layer.
• 15 spoon remaining plain cream cheese mixture over chocolate mixture and swirl wit a knife to marble.
• 16 garnish with pecan halves if desired.
• 17 chill at least 3 hours before serving.