Cheesecake ( chunky chocolate )

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Crust:
1cupChocolate cookie crumbs
2tablespoonsUnsalted butter, --
Softened
teaspoonSalt
Filling:
16ouncesCream cheese
1cupWhite sugar
16ouncesSour cream
4Eggs
1tablespoonVanilla extract
9ouncesChopped semisweet chocolate
Blocks

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Mix together cookie crumbs, butter, and salt.

Press mixture into bottom of 9 inch springform pan. Chill while making filling. Filling: with electric mixer, beat together cream cheese and sugar. Blend in sour cream. Add eggs and vanilla and blend until well mixed and smooth. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chunks. Pour filling into springform pan with chilled crust and smooth top with spatula. Sprinkle top with remaining chocolate chunks. Bake 30-40 minutes and turn off oven. Leave cheesecake in oven 1 hour. Remove from oven and chill until firm, about 3-4 hours.

Yield: 1 9-inch cheesecake

Recipe By : THE DESSERT SHOW SHOW #DS3055 From: Meg Antczak Date: 22 May 96