Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake

By pkvst2

yummy!!!

Ingredients

• 1 jar (12 ounces) maraschino cherries
• 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 chocolate cookie crust (9 inches)
• 6 chocolate-covered cherries

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins

Preparation

Step 1

Drain maraschino cherries, reserving 2 teaspoons
juice. Cut cherries into quarters; set aside.
In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and reserved cherry juice until smooth. Add eggs; beat just until combined. Fold in chocolate chips and reserved cherries.
Pour into crust (crust will be full). Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with chocolate-covered cherries. Yield: 6 servings.