Gooey Chocolate Caramel Fantasy

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs (about 38 wafers)
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 30 vanilla caramels
• 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate piece
• 1/4 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 in a medium mixing bowl, stir together the chocolate wafer crumbs and melted butter.
• 2 press onto the bottom of a nine inch springform pan.
• 3 bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• 4 cool slightly on a wire rack.
• 5 in a heavy medium saucepan, melt caramels in caramel ice cream topping over low heat,stirring often.
• 6 stir in the first 1/4 cup whipping cream.
• 7 remove from heat; stir in nuts.
• 8 spread over crust.
• 9 cool;cover and chill for one hour.
• 10 for the topping:.
• 11 in a heavy saucepan, melt chocolate.
• 12 remove from heat;stir in remaining whipped cream.
• 13 drizzle or spread over caramel pecan mixture.
• 14 cover and chill for at least one hour.