BAKER'S ONE BOWL BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE-MINT SWIRL CHEESECAKE

BAKER'S ONE BOWL Bittersweet Chocolate-Mint Swirl Cheesecake image

It's the best of both worlds: one part cheesecake, one part pie. Chocolate and vanilla cheesecake fillings swirl together in a chocolate cookie crust.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 4h55m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S Bittersweet Chocolate
1/4 tsp. peppermint extract
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened, divided
1/2 cup sugar, divided
2 eggs, divided
25 hard peppermint candies, crushed, divided
1 chocolate cookie crumb crust (6 oz.)

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Microwave bittersweet chocolate in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add peppermint extract, and half each of the cream cheese, sugar, eggs and crushed candies; whisk until blended. Pour into crust.
Whisk remaining cream cheese, sugar and egg in same bowl until blended. Spoon over chocolate batter; swirl gently with knife.
Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours. Top with remaining crushed candies before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 490, Fat 30 g, SaturatedFat 17 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 120 mg, Sodium 350 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 7 g