Chocolate Chip Cheesecake - Desserts and Sweets Group Recipe! Ingredients: Crust: 8 oreo cookies or any cream filled chocolate sandwich cookies 1/4 cup walnuts 3 tablespoons butter, melted Cheesecake: 2 & 1/2 cups (20 oz) cream cheese, room temperature 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, room temperature 3/4 cup Imperial Sugar® (or Dixie Crystals) Extra Fine Granulated Pure Cane Sugar 3 Safest Choice™ Pasteurized Eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips Ganache: 1/2 cup chocolate chips 1/4 cup heavy cream Directions: Heat the oven to 325F. Grease a 9 inch heavy duty pan Wrap the outside of the pan with aluminum foil Add the Oreo cookies and the walnuts in a food processor Pulse until finely ground Mix with the melted butter. Press the crust evenly on the bottom of the prepared pan Refrigerate for 5 minutes Making the cheesecake filling: Add the cream cheese, yogurt and sugar in a mixing bowl With the paddle attachment on, beat on low speed until just combined. Lightly whisk eggs then add them to the cheese mixture in a separate bowl Stir in the vanilla extract. With a spatula, fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Pour the cheesecake filling over the prepared crust. Place the cheesecake in a roasting pan filled with hot water Make sure theres around 1 inch of water in the roasting pan otherwise the water will evaporate before the cheesecake is fully baked. Bake the cheesecake in the preheated oven for 1 hour Turn the oven off, slightly open the door and leave the cheesecake to cool in the warm oven for about 2 hours Remove from the oven and refrigerate 4 or more hours before slicing Just before serving, spoon a little ganache over each slice of cheesecake To make the ganache: Add the chocolate chips and heavy cream to a heatproof bowl Microwave for a couple of seconds until the chocolate is melted Stir to combine Pour a little ganache over each slice of cheesecake
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 02:01:55 +0000