Prize Winning Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Recipe

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Prize Winning Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
279
Calories
Total time
31
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups chocolate wafer crumbs (about 18 wafers)
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp melted butter or 3 tbsp margarine
  • 2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese
  • 1 (4 oz) package cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 1 (19 oz) can cherry pie filling
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Combine chocolate wafer crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar and melted butter. Press into bottom of 9 inch spring form pan. Bake in moderate oven, 350 degrees, for 10 minutes. Cool. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
  2. Have cream cheese at room temperature. Beat in large mixing bowl at medium speed until creamy. Gradually beat in the one cup of sugar and cocoa. Add vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat until smooth. Pour over chocolate crust. Bake in slow oven, 300 degrees, about one hour until center of cake is firm. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature.
  3. Combine cherry pie filling with liqueur, if being used. Pour over cooled cheesecake.
  4. Add the two tablespoons sugar and vanilla to whipping cream in bowl. Whip until stiff. Spoon onto cake, covering evenly. Chill several hours before serving.
  5. Decorate with grated chocolate. Makes 10 to 12 servings. This cheesecake freezes well.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 279.36 Kcal (1170 kJ)
Calories from fat 143.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.96g 25%
Cholesterol 101.17mg 34%
Sodium 114.36mg 5%
Potassium 113.77mg 2%
Total Carbs 30.64g 10%
Sugars 26.3g 105%
Dietary Fiber 0.46g 2%
Protein 3.8g 8%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 42.5mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 335.4 Kcal (1404 kJ)
Calories from fat 172.49 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.17g 25%
Cholesterol 121.47mg 34%
Sodium 137.29mg 5%
Potassium 136.59mg 2%
Total Carbs 36.78g 10%
Sugars 31.57g 105%
Dietary Fiber 0.55g 2%
Protein 4.56g 8%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 51mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.8
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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