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Chocolate & Pecan Cheesecake Recipe

Chocolate & Pecan Cheesecake Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1/4 cup melted butter
1 3/4 cups crushed vanilla wafers
24 oz ricotta cheese
3 tbsp maple syrup
2 whole eggs
2/3 cup heavy cream
8 oz good semisweet chocolate, broken
3/4 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup chopped pecans (garnish )
3 oz grated semisweet chocolate (garnish )

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease 8 inch spring form pan.
Prepare melted butter and combine with vanilla wafer crumbs.
Press onto bottom of buttered pan.
To prepare the filling, beat the ricotta, maple syrup, eggs in a large bowl.
Beat until nice and smooth.
Bring whipping cream to a low boil and stir int the broken chocolate.
Remove from heat and melt completely.
Cool slightly.
Blend into the cheese mixture.
Stir in the 3/4 cup chopped pecans.
Pour into prepared crust.
Place in preheated oven and bake 45 minutes, or until set.
Cool thoroughly on a wire rack and then wrap and chill.
Remove rim just before serving, and place nuts around outer edge, and sprinkle with grated chocolate and powdered icing sugar.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1696.02 Kcal (7101 kJ)
Calories from fat	1237.83 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	137.54g	212%
Cholesterol	244.48mg	81%
Sodium	330.39mg	14%
Potassium	953.95mg	20%
Total Carbs	104.19g	35%
Sugars	69.93g	280%
Dietary Fiber	13.36g	53%
Protein	35.86g	72%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	2%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	5%
Iron	6.1mg	34%
Calcium	501.8mg	50%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	382.78 Kcal (1603 kJ)
Calories from fat	279.37 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	31.04g	212%
Cholesterol	55.18mg	81%
Sodium	74.57mg	14%
Potassium	215.3mg	20%
Total Carbs	23.52g	35%
Sugars	15.78g	280%
Dietary Fiber	3.02g	53%
Protein	8.09g	72%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	2%
Iron	1.4mg	34%
Calcium	113.3mg	50%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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