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PHILADELPHIA 3-STEP Double-Chocolate Layer Cheesecake

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PHILADELPHIA 3-STEP Double-Chocolate Layer Cheesecake recipe

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I loved this cheesecake even better the 2nd day! Can't believe a cheesecake was this easy.

posted by

MYRANDAMARIE

on 11/19/2011

time

prep:

10 min

total:

3 hr 50 min

servings

total:

8 servings

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What You Need

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

1/2

cup sugar

1/2

tsp. vanilla

eggs

squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted, cooled

OREO Pie Crust (6 oz.)

1/2

cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

fresh strawberries, cut in half

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

BEAT cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended.

REMOVE 1 cup batter; mix with melted chocolate. Pour into crust; top with remaining plain batter.

BAKE 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 3 hours. Top with COOL WHIP and berries just before serving.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

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

Cheesecake Bars

Omit crust. Line 8-inch square pan with foil. Mix 1-1/2 cups OREO Chocolate Cookie Crumbs and 1/4 cup melted butter; press onto bottom of prepared pan. Prepare cheesecake batters and layer over crust as directed. Bake and cool as directed. Cut into 16 bars. Makes 16 servings.

Variation

Prepare as directed, using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese and substituting 1/2 cup cholesterol-free egg product for the 2 eggs.

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MyrandaMarie

posted:11/19/2011

I loved this cheesecake even better the 2nd day! Can't believe a cheesecake was this easy.

Lady_Jolie

posted:2/21/2010

I personally did not like this cheesecake very much,however my boyfriend did. I mean for me the chocolate was just too much.

a cook

posted:2/9/2008

To make a full shell cheesecake I increased the recipe to: 3 packages cream cheese, 3 eggs, 3/4 cups sugar (Splenda) 4 squares of chocolate, 3/4 teas vanilla

nicolemcain

posted:11/24/2007

I also made a raspberry/strawberry sauce and a chocolate sauce to drizzle over this cheesecake - it was delicious!

a cook

posted:8/1/2007

The cheesecake part was very good, but the chocolate part was not very tasty. I will probably make it again, but just the cheesecake part, not the chocolate.

aka910

posted:4/7/2007

This was one of the best recipes I ever made. The children, and guestsloved it. It is very simple, and easy to make.

djfhill69

posted:3/19/2007

This recipe came out perfect. I frosted the top with coolwhip to cover the crack. It looked nice and tasted delicious.

Mack71

posted:3/12/2007

I used a regular graham cracker crust instead of a chocolate crust. I think the chocolate crust would be too much. My husband enjoyed this also.

thefuzzy

posted:3/5/2007

I've made this several times. Its easy and fantastic and very rich. Second time I made it I cut back to 2 squares on the chocolate. still great, less rich. also great in a regular graham cracker crust if its "too much" chocolate for you!

chiklet78

posted:1/1/2007

It's Very Easy to make! It's a hit everytime! A++