Our Best Chocolate Cheesecake

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For your friends and family, nothing but the best will do. When it comes to dessert, this rich, creamy chocolate cheesecake with an Oreo Cookie crust tops the list.

time

prep:

30 min

total:

5 hr 35 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

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

Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

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

cup sugar

tsp. vanilla

pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, broken into pieces, melted, cooled

eggs

cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

1-1/2

cups mixed seasonal fresh fruit (chopped strawberries, sliced kiwi)

Make It

HEAT oven to 325°F.

MIX cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 min.

BEAT cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

BAKE 45 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours. Top with COOL WHIP and fruit.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Looking for a special treat? One serving of this cheesecake is full of chocolatey flavor.

How to Bake in 13x9-inch Pan

Prepare as directed, substituting a greased foil-lined 13x9-inch pan for the springform pan and reducing the baking time to 40 to 45 min. or until center is almost set. Use foil handles to remove chilled cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.

Note

If using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan, reduce oven temperature to 300°F.

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dwills01

posted:5/13/2013

Made this for Mother's Day. It was delicious and easy to make. Would make it again.

kathybridges01

posted:11/22/2012

this was a great cheese cake! Made it for thanksgiving, was the first time i ever made a cheese cake. Easy and good eveyone loved it.

BolinhoDoce

posted:10/1/2012

Chocolate lovers will go to heaven with this recipe... I made it for the first time last week and it's the perfect cheesecake! Amazing choco taste, amazing texture and color.. I will be making this very often!!

CharlotteJones01

posted:7/14/2012

Made this recipe for. My Dad on Fathers Day and he loved it! Topped it off with cool whip and chocolate chips with a light dusting of cocoa powder. It was beautiful and delicious! I will make this again... chajo

bckylou3

posted:4/9/2012

Okay, so I made this for Easter... it was YUMMY... BUT, if anyone is planning to make it, be warned, it is RICH! I mean, one piece is almost too much to eat, it's that rich. But it was a great hit at the family dinner and I got wonderful comments. I chose to not put fruit on top, instead opting to use whipped cream and shaved chocolate. It looked nice and tasted even better!

Loman_5

posted:12/18/2011

This tasted very good, although it didnt look like the pic. The next time i will use more chocolate for the color. Im new to this but liking it!

lotte86

posted:11/4/2011

Mmmm, the best!

mhweber

posted:5/12/2010

This cheesecake really is awesome! I have made it several times and people LOVE it everytime!

mamacarp

posted:4/5/2010

Delicious!! I'm a cheesecake novice, but it was relatively easy! I made it for an Easter brunch without the creme but fresh strawberries. I had BAKERS unsweetened chocolate, so I added an extra 1/2 cup of sugar... very chocolaty!

Anelamea

posted:8/29/2009

It was delicious! I only used strawberries though and I cut them small so that its easy to cut slices and have strawberries in every bite. Very rich and the oreo crust was perfect.