This chocolate cheesecake recipe has a chocolate cookie crust, creamy chocolate-cream cheese filling, and a rich chocolate topping for chocolaty goodness all the way through!
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 0.25 cups butter , melted
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 0.25 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 0.25 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3 packages cream cheese , 8 ounce
- 1 cup white sugar
- 0.33 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 0.25 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
-
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan.
-
2
To make the crust: Mix 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs, melted butter, and 2 tablespoons sugar together in a small bowl until well combined; press onto the bottom and 1 1/2 inches up the sides of the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; allow to cool. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
-
3
To make the filling: Heat 1/4 cup whipping cream and 1/4 cup chocolate chips in a small saucepan, stirring constantly, until chips are melted. Remove from heat and set aside.
-
4
Beat cream cheese and 1 cup of sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add cocoa and beat well. Add eggs and beat on low until just blended. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and melted chocolate-cream mixture until blended; pour filling over crust.
-
5
Bake cheesecake in the preheated oven until edges are puffed and surface of cheesecake is firm except for a small spot in the center that will jiggle when the pan is gently shaken, about 45 to 50 minutes. Run the tip of a table knife around the edges of the pan, set the pan on a wire rack, and allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature.
-
6
To make the chocolate topping: Place 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips in a medium bowl. Heat 1/4 cup whipping cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a small saucepan, stirring continuously, until just before boiling; pour hot cream over chocolate chips and stir with a spoon until smooth. Spread over baked cheesecake and refrigerate for at least 4 hours to overnight.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving
Want to cook this?
Open in the PantryLink app to scale servings, check your pantry stock, and generate a shopping list.
Sign In to Save Recipe Create Free AccountSuggest an Edit
Help improve this recipe's categorization, image, or dietary info. Earn points and badges!
Suggest Changes in AppPrefer a printed copy? Use our print-friendly view with adjustable servings and font size.
Open Print ViewMore Unknown Recipes
Creamy Raw Cashew Caesar Dressing
If you're a huge Caesar salad fan like I am, you may have had trouble finding a plant-based dressing that compared to the creamy, garlicky, dairy-based dressings everyone knows and loves. Over the past 2 years I have tweaked this to be just right. Went vegan and thought you'd never have a tasty Caesar dressing again? You will be pleasantly surprised! Oil-free, totally raw (except the capers), and packed with all the health benefits of cashews! Store in a mason jar in the fridge for up to 7 days.
Chef John's Peach Blackberry Flognarde
I was looking around for a name for this unusual clafoutis-like combination of peaches, blackberries, thyme, and black pepper. I saw an article that said in France a clafoutis that uses fruit other than cherries is called a flognarde. I enjoy saying flognarde so much that I think even if this recipe hadn't come out as well as it did I would still make it regularly, just to say 'flognarde'.
Chicken Florentine Salad with Orzo Pasta
This hearty chicken Florentine salad with orzo pasta is a delicious meal filling any tummy! Serve it as a main course, and everyone will be pleased! This recipe has pleased my friends and family time and time again!