Chocolate Cheesecake

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• Crust Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 cups (approx. 18) crushed chocolate sandwich cookies
• 2 Tbs. butter, melted
• Filling Ingredients:
• 4 8-ounce packages (32 ounces total) cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
• Glaze Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup whipping cream

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from crystalfarmscheese.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.

2. Place crushed cookie crumbs in a bowl. Stir the melted butter into the crumbs with a fork until well blended. Press into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Set aside.

3. Combine cream cheese and cornstarch, mixing at medium speed until well blended. Gradually add sweetened condensed milk, mixing well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in vanilla.

4. Divide batter in half (half is about 3 1/2 cups). Blend melted chocolate into one half. Pour over crust. Pour other half of batter over chocolate layer.

5. Bake for 50 minutes. Place on rack. Run knife around rim to loosen sides of cake. Cool before removing pan rim.

6. For the glaze, melt the chocolate chips and whipping cream over low heat, stirring constantly. Spread over cheesecake. Chill until serving time.