Our Best Chocolate Cheesecake

Prep

15-30 mins

Total

6 HRS 35 MIN

Servings

16 Servings


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.