Turtle Cheesecake

So as I type this, I just want to share that I am enjoying a piece of said cheesecake. It's so very rich, and I have to take very small bites....so delicious.

Turtle Cheesecake

Crust:

1 & 3/4 cup chocolate graham cracker crumbs

1/3 cup melted butter

Combine crumbs and butter. Press onto bottom and sides of prepared pan.

Filling:

3 pkgs. (8oz. each) cream cheese, softened

1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup sugar

3 large eggs

2 Tbs. lime juice (yes, you read that right)

1 Tbs. vanilla

1 & 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Beat cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add sugar, eggs, lime juice, and vanilla; beat until combined. Microwave chips until melted. Stir 2 cups of cheesecake batter into melted chips; mix well.

Layer batter into crust, starting and ending with white batter. (I just scoop and swirl the chocolate batter, not spread out, it's much thicker than the white batter, and way too hard to smooth out.)
Bake for 1 hour 10 -15 minutes at 300 until edge is set and center moves slightly. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes; run knife around edge of cheesecake. Cool completely.
Topping
Hot fudge ice cream topping
Caramel syrup or ice cream topping
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
1/4 cup mini chips
Drizzle syrups and sprinkle with nuts and chips. Refrigerate for several hours, or over night. Remove side of pan.