Chocolate Lovers Cheesecake

Kathryn Cummings, Farmington
Published: Thursday, May 30, 2002 12:00 a.m. MDT

Desserts > Cheesecakes > Chocolate Lovers Cheesecake

Ingredients

Preparation time: 25 minutes plus baking
Yield: 16 servings


Directions

Crust:

1 1/2 cups vanilla wafers, crushed

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/3 cup cocoa

1/3 cup butter, melted

Filling:

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

3 packages (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened

1 can ( 14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

Combine crust ingredients and press into 9-inch springform pan.

For filling, melt chocolate over low heat; set aside. Beat cream cheese until fluffy, then add milk, chocolate, eggs and vanilla. Pour over crust. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour or until middle is firm.

Each serving contains 453 calories; 30 gm fat; 203 mg sodium; 123 mg cholesterol.