Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake

Name: Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 29 grams baking cocoa; 57 grams butter, melted; 168 grams chocolate wafer crumbs (about 27 wafers); 680 grams packages each) cream cheese, softened; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 60 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 255 grams 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 200 grams sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 12 servings Whipped cream and miniature chocolate kisses, optional

Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes from beginning to end. One serving contains 535 calories, 8g of protein, and 38g of fat. For $1.3 per serving, you get

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine wafer crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom and 1-1/2 in up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan.

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Butter

Sugar

Wafer

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Springform Pan

Bowl

Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 325°.

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Wire Rack

Oven

For filling, melt chocolate chips in a small heavy saucepan or microwave; stir until smooth.

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Chocolate Chips

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat; add cream and mix well. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Cream

Sugar

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Bowl

Add cocoa and beat well.

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Cocoa Powder

Add eggs; beat on low just until combined. Stir in vanilla and reserved chocolate mixture just until blended.

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Chocolate

Vanilla

Egg

Pour over crust. Return pan to baking sheet.

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Crust

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Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

Bake for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set. For topping, melt chocolate chips in a heavy saucepan or microwave, stir until smooth. Stir in cream and vanilla; mix well.

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Chocolate Chips

Vanilla

Cream

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Sauce Pan

Spread over filling. Cool pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight.

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Spread

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Wire Rack

Knife

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Remove sides of pan. Just before serving, garnish with whipped cream and miniature chocolate kisses if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

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Hersheys Kisses

Whipped Cream

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Frying Pan

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Ingredients

Servings:

29grams

baking cocoa 57grams

butter, melted 168grams

chocolate wafer crumbs (about 27 wafers)680grams

packages each) cream cheese, softened 3

eggs, lightly beaten 60milliliters

heavy whipping cream 255grams

1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 200grams

sugar 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 12servings

Whipped cream and miniature chocolate kisses, optional

Recommended wine: Late Harvest Riesling, Lambrusco Dolce, Sauternes

Cheesecake on the menu? Try pairing with Late Harvest Riesling, Lambrusco Dolce, and Sauternes. White dessert wines are a safe pick for cheesecake (without chocolate), but a sweet lambrusco will be so good with classic strawberry cheesecake. You could try Snake River Late Harvest Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 16 dollars per bottle.

Snake River Late Harvest Riesling

Made from the grapes left to hang on the vine in our estate Arena Valley Vineyard, Late Harvest Riesling is our original dessert wine. Our 2011 has a limeade nose with a hint of minerals and a honey finish. Enjoy this wine with fruit based desserts or as a refreshing aperitif.