Chocolate Cheesecake

Name: Chocolate Cheesecake
Ingredients: Crust:; 1 cup packaged chocolate cookie crumbs (such as Oreo); 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon butter or stick margarine, melted; Cooking spray; Filling:; 1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa; 1/4 cup 1% low-fat milk; 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted; 4 (8-ounce) blocks fat-free cream cheese, softened; 1 (8-ounce) block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 4 large eggs; 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted

16 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

Crust:
1 cup packaged chocolate cookie crumbs (such as Oreo)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon butter or stick margarine, melted
Cooking spray
Filling:
1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa
1/4 cup 1% low-fat milk
3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
4 (8-ounce) blocks fat-free cream cheese, softened
1 (8-ounce) block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large eggs
2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325°.
2

To prepare crust, combine first 3 ingredients; toss with a fork until moist. Press into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray.
3

To prepare the filling, combine cocoa, milk, and chocolate, and stir well with a whisk. Beat cheeses at high speed of a mixer until smooth. Add 1 1/2 cups sugar, flour, and vanilla; beat well. Add chocolate mixture; beat well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
4

Pour cheese mixture into prepared pan; bake at 325° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until almost set. Cheesecake is done when the center barely moves when the pan is touched. Remove cheesecake from oven, and run a knife around outside edge. Cool to room temperature. Cover and chill for at least 8 hours. Sprinkle with almonds.