Chocolate Chunk Cheesecake

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I have made this 3 times and every time i have made it all that is left after is crumbs. This cheesecake get DEVOURED very fast! Super Super Yummy!

posted by

SarahgraceWheeler

on 4/20/2012

time

prep:

10 min

total:

4 hr 45 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)

1/4

cup butter or margarine, melted

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

3/4

cup sugar

1/2

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

eggs

pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided

1/2

cup whipping cream

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

MIX crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended. Chop 8 oz. chocolate; stir into batter. Pour over crust.

BAKE 45 to 50 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake. Cool completely.

MEANWHILE, bring cream just to simmer in small saucepan on low heat. Chop remaining chocolate. Remove pan from heat. Add chocolate; stir until completely melted. Cool slightly.

POUR chocolate over cheesecake. Refrigerate 3 hours. Remove rim of pan before serving cheesecake.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Enjoy a serving of this decadent dessert on special occasions.

How to Soften Cream Cheese

Place completely unwrapped packages of cream cheese in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 30 sec. or until slightly softened.

Note

Reduce oven temperature to 325°F if using a dark nonstick springform pan.

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tstacy

posted:2/3/2006

I have made this twice, once for a party and once not. Rave reviews from everyone. No one can believe it is homemade. It is delcious. The chocolate in the middle really give it a lot of texture.

a cook

posted:1/28/2006

This was fabulous! For New Years Eve, we have a tradition of having cheesecake & champagne. This was the first year we didn't get the cheesecake from a bakery, my first attempt at a cheesecake, and the year we liked it the best! I think the bakery just lost some business. I love that you top it with the chocolate ganache - that way, it covers any cracks. ;-)

Marilo4102

posted:1/5/2006

This is a very good cheese cake. And pretty easy to make. The only thing is that the chocolate pieces inside come out to hard. It makes it hard to cut and also eat. But other than that the taste is really good for all the chocolate lovers.

tkrazy

posted:12/28/2005

Fabulous cheesecake and very easy to make! Made it for a potluck and it impressed everyone.

Seshay

posted:12/27/2005

This was my first time baking a cheesecake and found it very easy. Family and friends enjoyed it very much.

brewgirl

posted:12/22/2005

I've made this recipe a few times each with very satisfied tasters. I would recommend changing the 8 squares of 'crushed' chocolate for mini semi-sweet chocolate chips to simplify things a bit. Overall, this is recipe is excellent and works wonders as the holiday dessert bring-along. Cheers!

jody937

posted:12/9/2005

I've made the recipe for coworkers and family. Everyone loved it! I added a thin layer of raspberry preserves between the cheesecake and chocolate topping and whipped cream around the edges and topped off with chocolate shavings. I also added 50% more cookies and butter to the crust so that it would cover the sides of the cheesecake.

ctmom05

posted:11/28/2005

I made this recipe twice, just prior to Thanksgiving. The first time I made it as directed, and the second time I tweaked it, as one of the other visitors to this board said she did. In my new version, I used a milk chocolate and I used only 1 egg amd two packages of cream cheese, with fewer cookies as well [ 10 ]. The original recipe calls for 3 eggs, which gave the cheesecake too spongey a texture. We liked it much better made the revised way. This dessert idea is a keeper!

Diaz35

posted:11/25/2005

I did the Recipe for Thanksgiving. My Family Loved it the best recipe I have made.

lisa_byrd

posted:11/22/2005

I tweaked it a bit - I used my favorite chocolate (not Bakers) and baked the crust for ten minutes first to ensure stability. But this was AWESOME! Quite a hit at my office's Thanksgiving potluck. Way to go Kraft for a winner!