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.