Sunday, February 6, 2011

Dark Chocolate Cheesecake



This was so good, I say "was" b/c its all gone! The idea came to me yesterday AM, I looked up a bunch or recipes online, for "dark chocolate desserts" because I had purhased a few bars at my local Walgreens a few days before(on sale) 2 for $4.00, and I was invited to a Superbowl party and I wanted to make something that wasnt a dip, and this is what came up with. I have to say, it was really good, I did manage to cut out some of the fat, but the eggs and the dark chocolate are healthy, and small slice is very filling so...although it was a bit indulgent, it was worth it. Recipe was fairly easy a well, believe me, I would say if it wasnt, because Im not into complicated cooking, especially dessert.
Ingredients for crust
24 choc or vanilla wafers
1 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup butter(melted)

in food processor add wafers, sugar, mix until smooth consistency
add melted butter
grease springform 9" x 3" pan
pour in crumb mixture and flatten evenly throughout pan
bake for 20 minutes

Ingredients for filling
2 8 oz blocks of cream cheese
1 4 oz dark chocolate bar(atleast 80%)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs

create a double boiler by boiling 2 cups of water in a pan, place a metal bowl or a smaller pan ontop of pan with boiling water
place chocolate in top pan and stir until it is melted and smooth
let cool 5 -10 minutes until lukewarm
in food processor add cheese, sugar, vanilla
mix for 30 seconds, slowly add chocolate, when smooth and creamy add eggs
when all mixed pour into piecrust
place in oven and bake for 1 hour
remove let cool for 30 minutes, refrigerate for 8 hours

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