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    Decadent Chocolate Cheesecake

    PREP TIME 15 mins
    COOK TIME 1 hr
    SERVINGS 10
    Chef Carrie Walters
    • POSTED Sep 17th, 2021
    • BY Chef Carrie Walters

    INGREDIENTS

    • 1 pkg chocolate wafer cookies
    • 9 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted and divided
    • 12 oz semisweet chocolate chips
    • 2 8-oz pkg cream cheese, softened
    • ⅔ cup sugar
    • 3 large eggs
    • 1 cup whipping cream
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1 cup sweetened whipped cream, for garnish

    INSTRUCTIONS

    1
    Crush cookies; stir in 7 tablespoons of melted butter until crumbs are well-moistened. Press firmly onto bottom and up sides of 10” cheesecake pan.
    2
    Preheat oven to 350°F.
    3
    In mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs and mix.
    4
    Melt chocolate chips and 2 remaining tablespoons butter in microwave. (Put in microwave for about 1 minute and then stir. Do not over melt.)
    5
    Combine cream cheese and chocolate mixtures.
    6
    Add whipping cream and vanilla and beat until incorporated and smooth. Pour mixture into crust-lined pan.
    7
    Bake 15 minutes at 350°F. Reduce heat to 325°F and bake another 30-40 minutes or until sides of cheesecake are firm to the touch. Middle will still be “wiggly”.
    8
    Cool to room temperature on a wire rack.
    9
    Chill in pan in refrigerator overnight. Serve with whipped cream.

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    Decadent Chocolate Cheesecake

    PREP TIME 15 mins
    COOK TIME 1 hr
    SERVINGS 10

    INGREDIENTS

    • 1 pkg chocolate wafer cookies
    • 9 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted and divided
    • 12 oz semisweet chocolate chips
    • 2 8-oz pkg cream cheese, softened
    • ⅔ cup sugar
    • 3 large eggs
    • 1 cup whipping cream
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1 cup sweetened whipped cream, for garnish

    INSTRUCTIONS

    1
    Crush cookies; stir in 7 tablespoons of melted butter until crumbs are well-moistened. Press firmly onto bottom and up sides of 10” cheesecake pan.
    2
    Preheat oven to 350°F.
    3
    In mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs and mix.
    4
    Melt chocolate chips and 2 remaining tablespoons butter in microwave. (Put in microwave for about 1 minute and then stir. Do not over melt.)
    5
    Combine cream cheese and chocolate mixtures.
    6
    Add whipping cream and vanilla and beat until incorporated and smooth. Pour mixture into crust-lined pan.
    7
    Bake 15 minutes at 350°F. Reduce heat to 325°F and bake another 30-40 minutes or until sides of cheesecake are firm to the touch. Middle will still be “wiggly”.
    8
    Cool to room temperature on a wire rack.
    9
    Chill in pan in refrigerator overnight. Serve with whipped cream.

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