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Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake

Source of Recipe


Kimberlyn






List of Ingredients



• CRUST
  
• 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
  
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  
• FILLING
  
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  
• 3 eggs
  
• 3/4 cup sugar
  
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
  
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
  
• GLAZE
  
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
  
• 1 cup (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
   
   
2. In a medium bowl, combine crust ingredients; mix well.
   
   
3. Press in bottom and 1" up sides of an ungreased 10" springform pan (I line bottom and sides with parchment paper). Refrigerate.
   
   
4. Beat cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth.
   
   
5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
   
   
6. Add sugar and almond extract; beat until smooth.
   
   
7. Add whipping cream; blend well.
   
   
8. Spoon 3 1/2 cups cream cheese mixture into crust lined pan, spreading evenly.
   
   
9. Carefully spoon 1 cup pie filling evenly over cream cheese layer (reserve remaining pie filling for topping).
   
   
10. Spoon remaining cream cheese mixture evenly over pie filling.
    
    
11. Bake for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center is set.
    
    
12. Cool in pan on wire rack for 1 hour.
    
    
13. Bring 1/2 cup whipping cream to boil in a small saucepan.
    
    
14. Remove from heat.
    
    
15. Stir in chocolate chips until melted.
    
    
16. Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.
    
    
17. Remove sides of pan.
    
    
18. Place cheesecake on paper lined tray.
    
    
19. Spread glaze over cooled cheesecake, allowing some to flow down the sides.
    
    
20. Refrigerate atleast 3 hours or overnight.
    
    
21. Serve topped with remaining pie filling.
    
    






Final Comments


This freezes very well.