Mocha Truffle Cheesecake

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Ingredients

  • Crust and Filling:
  • 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 8 oz bittersweet baking chocolate
  • 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 containers (8 oz each) sour cream
  • 4 teaspoons instant coffee granules or crystals
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 44 square milk chocolate truffles with a
  • smooth filling (from three 3.5-oz packages)
  • Topping:
  • 4 oz white chocolate baking bars
  • 1 container (8 oz) sour cream

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix cookie crumbs and butter until well blended. Press in bottom and 1½ inches up sides of ungreased 10-inch springform pan.

2. Melt bittersweet chocolate as directed on package. Cool 5 minutes or until slightly cooled. In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating just until blended. Add cooled chocolate; mix well. Add 2 containers sour cream, the instant coffee granules, vanilla and salt; beat until smooth. Stir in 36 of the truffles. Pour into crust-lined pan.

3. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until edges are set. Turn off oven; let cheesecake stand in oven with door slightly ajar for 10 minutes. Cool cheesecake in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 3 hours or until chilled.

4. To serve, remove side of pan. Melt white chocolate baking bar as directed on package. Add about half of the container of sour cream; beat until smooth. Stir in remaining sour cream. Spread over top of cooled cheesecake. Cut remaining 8 truffles in half diagonally. Place cut side down around edge of cheesecake.

1 ServiNg: Calories 560