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Chocolate: Chocolate Cheesecake with Chocolate Cookie Crust

Source of Recipe

Fast & Fancy


List of Ingredients

1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts

FILLING:
1/2 cup cream
8 ounces semisweet chocolate
24 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, room temperature
1 cup sour cream, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla


Recipe

For crust, combine crumbs, butter and nuts, mixing until blended. Press mixture into bottom of a parchment lined 10" springform pan. For filling: in a small saucepan, heat the cream. Add the chocolate chips and stir until chocolate is melted; do this over low heat so that the chocolate does not scorch. Set aside.

Beat together the remaining ingredients until mixture is well blended, then beat in the melted chocolate. Pour cheese mixture into the prepared pan and bake in a 350ºF oven for 50 minutes. Do not overbake. Allow to cool in the pan and then refrigerate about 4-6 hours (overnight preferably). Garnish top with chocolate curls or grated chocolate. Remove from refrigerator 20 minutes before serving.