Our Best Chocolate Cheesecake

Prep

15-30 mins

Total

6 HRS 35 MIN

Servings

16 Servings

For your friends and family nothing but the best will do. So try our chocolate cheesecake recipe today. Watch now to learn more!


Ingredients

18 

vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)

2 tbsp

butter or margarine, melted

3 pkg

(8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 cup

sugar

1 tsp

vanilla

3 

eggs

1-1/2 cups

sliced fresh strawberries


Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 325°F.

Step 2

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

Step 3

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

Step 4

Bake 45 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.

Step 5

Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours. Top with strawberries just before serving.