SILKY CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

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Oh, yeah. It's silky. Smooth. Luxurious even. But this chocolate cheesecake also happens to be ridiculously easy (and quick) to make.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 6h10m

Yield Makes 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

21 vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups)
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S GERMAN'S Sweet Chocolate, divided
2 eggs
2/3 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup whipping cream
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed, softened

Steps:

Heat oven to 325°F.
Mix cookie crumbs, sugar and butter until well blended; press onto bottom and 1-1/2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan. Microwave 6 chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until melted, stirring after each minute.
Blend next 4 ingredients in blender until smooth. With blender running, gradually add cream cheese through opening at top of blender, blending until smooth. Blend in melted chocolate. Pour into crust.
Bake 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours. When ready to serve cheesecake, melt remaining chocolate; drizzle over cheesecake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1, Fat 30 g, SaturatedFat 31 g, TransFat 1.5 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium 310 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 43 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 450 g