Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Chocolate Mint Cheesecake


I found this recipe in an old Philadelphia Cream Cheese Cheesecake cookbook.....yes an entire cookbook of cheesecakes does equal love.  ;)

Very tasty and quite minty with the extra chopped mint wafer pieces on top.  The cheesecake would be fine without garnish, but the top just looks so plain....it demands some zazz.  I tend to garnish everything though so I might be biased lol.


Chocolate Mint Cheesecake

Crust:
1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tbls cocoa
1 tbls sugar

Mix everything together and press into the bottom of a springform pan.  Bake at 350 for 10 mins.

Filling:
3 - 8oz packs reduced fat cream cheese
2/3 cups sugar
3 eggs
6oz semi sweet chocolate chips, melted
1/2 cup mint wafer candy, chopped
1/2 cup fat free sour cream
1 tsp vanilla

Combine cream cheese and sugar until well blended.  Blend in eggs.  Blend in chocolate, sour cream, and vanilla.  Fold in candy pieces.  Pour into crust and bake at 350 for 50 mins.  Loosen rim of pan and cool.  Chill.  Garnish with additional melted chocolate and chopped mint candy pieces if desired.

16 comments:

  1. Oooh, does this look fabulous! The mint candy topping pushes this over the top :)

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  2. This looks like a tasty indulgence and I do love mint and chocolate together. I would be hard pressed to keep from eating the candies before I topped this cake. Delicious post!

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  3. Saying "yes" to the garnish. This looks so decadent. I have a mint/chocolate lover in my house that would flip for this.

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  4. You know White Chocolate Cheesecake Day is in March -- does the book have a recipe for that?

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  5. I will have to page through...I think I did see something involving white chocolate. ;)

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  6. This cake looks divine - fresh but chocolatey and in cheesecake form? A winner :D

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru
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  7. I want cheesecake so badly right now. This looks fabulous.

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  8. Mmm... a cookbook full of cheesecakes. That's just dangerous. I love mint and can't get enough of it - same goes for a great cheesecake. Love the combo.

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  9. holy chocolaty cheesecake goodness! I love the chopped up mint pieces on top! YUM!

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  10. I am not a huge fan of cheesecake, but I think I could eat this whole thing. I love chocolate and mint together!

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  11. Great cheesecake! I love the choco/mint combo.

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  12. I adore cheesecakes! Mint and chocolate...a great combination!

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  13. That looks fabulous! love chocolate and mint together (can you believe my husband doesn't???), and I think I could eat the whole cheesecake myself! Thanks for sharing :)

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  14. Looks beautiful, I love a good cheesecake, and the chocolate and mint flavour combo is a classic. Yum!

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  15. Yummy! Beautiful and tasty..you can't beat that! Have a wonderful weekend!

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  16. Chocolate and mint is my favorite flavor combination! I cannot wait to try this! :) Thanks for sharing! :)

    Emily

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