If you are a chocolate lover, you will love this Decadent Chocolate Cheesecake with Hot Fudge Recipe!
Chocolate Cheesecake with Hot Fudge Sauce
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Chocolate Wafer Crust:
- 3 cups Chocolate Teddy Grahams
- 4 Tablespoon unsalted butter
Crush the Teddy Grahams. Add the melted butter and mix well. Press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
*►Tip for preparing pan and using a bain-marie.
Chocolate Filling:
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 3-ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 9-ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 12-ounces softened, cream cheese (1 whole 8-ounce pkg. & 1/2- 8-ounce pkg.)
- 2 Tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 6 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
Melt the butter in the top of a double boiler over hot water. Add both types of chocolate squares and heat until melted, stirring until the mixture is smooth.
Beat the cream cheese until creamy and free of lumps. Add the vanilla and the cup of whipping cream. Mix well.
Slowly stir the melted chocolate mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
Beat the eggs with the sugar.
Add the chocolate & cream cheese mixture slowly while beating.
Pour into the prepared crust and bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes or until center is almost set. (Don’t overbake!) Open the oven door slightly and leave the cheesecake in the oven for 1 hour. Remove to cool on a wire rack and chill overnight.
Slice and serve with Hot Fudge Sauce and whipped cream.
Hot Fudge Sauce
- 6- ounces semisweet chocolate morsels
- *1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1-1/2 tsp butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
In a heavy saucepan, pour half-and-half and add chocolate morsels. Cook over medium-low heat until chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth. Stir frequently.
Remove from the heat, stir in the butter and vanilla. Serve warm over the chocolate cheesecake. Makes about 1 cup.
* If you don’t have half-and-half, it can be made by adding 1/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup heavy cream.
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Decadent Chocolate Cheesecake With Hot Fudge Sauce
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cheesecake with Hot Fudge Sauce
- Chocolate Wafer Crust:
- 3 cups Chocolate Teddy Grahams
- 4 Tablespoon unsalted butter
- Chocolate Filling:
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 3-ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 9-ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 12-ounces softened, cream cheese ( 1 whole 8-ounce pkg. & 1/2- 8-ounce pkg.)
- 2 Tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 6 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- Hot Fudge Sauce:
- 6- ounces semisweet chocolate morsels
- *1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1-1/2 tsp butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Chocolate Wafter Crust Directions:
Crush the Teddy Grahams. Add the melted butter and mix well. Press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
Chocolate Filling:
Melt the butter in the top of a double boiler over hot water. Add both types of chocolate squares and heat until melted, stirring until the mixture is smooth.
Beat the cream cheese until creamy and free of lumps. Add the vanilla and the cup of whipping cream. Mix well.
Slowly stir the melted chocolate mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
Beat the eggs with the sugar.
Add the chocolate & cream cheese mixture slowly while beating.
Add the chocolate & cream cheese mixture slowly while beating.
Bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes or until center is almost set.
Pour into the prepared crust and bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes or until center is almost set. (Don’t overbake!) Open the oven door slightly and leave the cheesecake in the oven for 1 hour. Remove to cool on a wire rack and chill overnight.
Slice and serve with Hot Fudge Sauce and whipped cream.
Hot Fudge Sauce Directions:
In a heavy saucepan, pour half-and-half and add chocolate morsels. Cook over medium-low heat until chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth. Stir frequently.
Remove from the heat, stir in the butter and vanilla. Serve warm over the chocolate cheesecake. Makes about 1 cup.
Notes
* If you don’t have half-and-half, it can be made by adding 1/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup heavy cream.
YUM, this chocoholic likes the looks of that!!!
Thanks, Dee! This is one of my favorite cheesecakes!
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