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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
cheescake, chocolate, dessert, dessert recipe, desserts, strawberry
Prep Time:
25
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
50
minutes
minutes
Cooling Time:
4
hours
hours
Total Time:
5
hours
hours
15
minutes
minutes
Servings:
8
Author:
Tracy
Ingredients
Crust
▢
2
cups
chocolate Oreo cookie crumbs (about 20 cookies)
▢
6
tbsp
butter
melted
Strawberry Cheesecake Filling
▢
1
cup
fresh strawberries
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16
oz
cream cheese
two 8 oz packages
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1
cup
strawberry yogurt
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2
eggs
▢
¼
cup
water
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2
tbsp
flour
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¼
cup
cane sugar
▢
1
tsp
vanilla extract
Chocolate Ganache
▢
⅔
cup
heavy cream
▢
⅔
cup
chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°
In a food processor pulse chocolate cookies until fine consistency.
In medium bowl combine cookie crumbs and melted butter.
Press into a springform pan.
Bake crust for about 10 minutes at 350°
In food process blend strawberries and water until smooth. Then set aside.
In stand mixer beat room temperature cream cheese until light and fluffy.
Add yogurt and mix until thoroughly blended.
Add pureed strawberries, then beat slightly.
Add flour, then beat slightly.
Add sugar, then beat slightly.
Add vanilla, then beat slightly.
Add ONE egg.
Mix until well incorporated.
Add remaining egg.
Mix until well incorporated.
Pour cheesecake mixture over baked crust and bake at 350° for about 50 - 55 minutes.
Remove from oven and run butter knife along edges of pan to prevent cracking as the cheesecake cools and sets.
Let cool for an hour before removing from pan.
Chocolate Ganache
In a small saucepan heat heavy cream over medium heat until it just starts to boil and remove from heat.
In a medium bowl add chocolate chips and pour the hot cream over chocolate chips and stir until chocolate is melted and smooth consistency.
Let ganache cool to room temperature before pouring over cheesecake.
When cooled, pour over strawberry cheesecake.
Refrigerate at least 4 hours until ready to serve.
Enjoy!
Notes
Top with fresh strawberry slices before serving if desired
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