Chocolate Cheesecake

Name: Chocolate Cheesecake
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups crushed chocolate wafers; 4 tablespoons melted unsalted butter; 3 cups fromage blanc or dry-textured nonfat cottage cheese; 3 eggs; 1 cup sugar; 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon Dutch-process cocoa

By Florence Fabricant

Updated Oct. 27, 2022

Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Rating: 3(28)
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Ingredients

Yield:8 servings

2cups crushed chocolate wafers
4tablespoons melted unsalted butter
3cups fromage blanc or dry-textured nonfat cottage cheese
3eggs
1cup sugar
3ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
1teaspoon vanilla extract
1tablespoon Dutch-process cocoa

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
Mix cookie crumbs with melted butter and press this mixture into the bottom and about an inch and a half up the sides of an eight-inch springform pan. Refrigerate.
Step 3
Puree the cheese in a blender or food processor until perfectly smooth.
Step 4
Beat eggs with sugar until thick and light. Stir in melted chocolate, the cheese and vanilla. Pour into prepared crust and bake about an hour, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Shut off oven and leave cake another 15 minutes.
Step 5
Remove from the oven and allow to cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least two hours, then remove the sides of the pan, first running a knife around the edges. Dust with sifted cocoa before serving.