Praline Chocolate Dessert

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups crumbled cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/2 cups butter, cubed
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter. press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan.
• 2 place on a baking sheet. bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
• 3 cool on a wire rack. sprinkle with pecans.
• 4 in a large saucepan over medium heat, bring butter and brown sugar to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 5 reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• 6 remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. pour over pecans. refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until set.
• 7 in a large mixing bowl, beat filling ingredients until smooth. spread over praline layer. refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until set.
• 8 for ganache, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips with cream; stir until smooth. cool slightly; spread over filling. refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until set. carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. garnish with pecan halves. refrigerate leftovers.