Chocolate Grasshopper Cheesecake

Name: Chocolate Grasshopper Cheesecake
Prep time: 7 h 35 min
Cook time: 7 h 35 min
Total time: 7 h 35 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams semisweet baking chocolate; 2 Tbsps butter or margarine, melted; 680 grams packages each) cream cheese, softened; 16 servings Crème de menthe thin rectangular candies for garnish, unwrapped, cut in half diagonally; 79 milliliters green crème de menthe liqueur; 4 eggs; 414 milliliters 30 fudge mint cookies, crushed (about; 237 milliliters sugar; 16 servings Sweetened whipped cream

Watching your figure? This gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian recipe has 298 calories, 5g of protein, and 22g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 16. Head to the store and pick up eggs, butter, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 7 hours and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 300°F. Wrap foil around bottom and side of ungreased 9-inch springform pan. In large bowl, mix crust ingredients with fork until crumbly. Press in bottom and 1 inch up side of pan.

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Wrap

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Springform Pan

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Bake 12 minutes. Cool 30 minutes.

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Oven

In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate on High 45 to 60 seconds, stirring once halfway through microwaving, until melted. If necessary, continue to microwave on High in 15-second increments, stirring until smooth. Set aside.

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Chocolate

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Bowl

In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl frequently, until smooth and creamy.

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Cream Cheese

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

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Add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Stir in liqueur.

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Liqueur

Egg

Pour filling evenly over crust.

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Crust

Drop 8 to 10 tablespoonfuls melted chocolate randomly onto filling, allowing chocolate to sink into filling. With table knife or small spatula, cut through chocolate and filling to swirl for marbled design.

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Bake 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes or until set 2 inches from edge of pan.

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Oven

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Remove from oven; run knife around side of cheesecake to loosen. Return to oven; turn oven off and open door slightly. Cool cheesecake in oven 1 hour.

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Oven

Remove from oven to cooling rack; cool at room temperature 1 hour. Refrigerate 3 hours.

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