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Best Cheesecake Recipe:                    New York Style Chocolate Cheesecake

Best Cheese Cake Recipe, with Chocolate

There are a lot of cheesecake recipes out there, and many variations on the theme. Add pumpkin at Thanksgiving, cranberries at Christmas, or any variety of toppings. This New York Style Cheesecake can be made the traditional way, without the chocolate. But I added my own twist: A bit of chocolate swirled into the recipe before baking. Almost everyone loves this version! Serves 12 or so. 


Ingredients:     
  • 1 1/2 c. almonds or pecans    
  • 8 stone-ground wheat thins    
  • 1 TBS. sugar    
  • 2 1/2 TBS. butter, melted    
  • 3/4 c. cream    
  • 2 tsp. vanilla    
  • 3 TBS. lemon juice    
  • 1 lb. 4 oz. cream cheese, room temperature    
  • 3/4c. sour cream    
  • 1 c. + 1 TBS. sugar    
  • 4 room-temperature eggs    
  • For Chocolate Version: 1 1/2 c. chocolate chips    
  • For Chocolate Version: scant 1/2 c. cream    
  • For Topping: 16 oz. bag frozen strawberries    
  • For Topping: 2 TBS. sugar    
  • For Topping: dash of almond extract 

To make crust, chop fine in a food processor (or hand-chop): > 1 1/2 c. almonds or pecans  

Crush in a plastic bag to make crumbs (a rolling pin works well): > 8 stone-ground wheat thins       

Add to the processor, mixing: > The chopped nuts > The crushed cracker crumbs > 1 TBS. sugar > 2 1/2 TBS. butter, melted  

Butter 9" cheesecake pan, pressing above mix in pan and up sides. Bake 6 min. at 350 degrees, then cool. 

Make filling, blending in a mixer: > 3/4 c. cream > 2 tsp. vanilla > 3 TBS. lemon juice > 1 lb. 4 oz. cream cheese, room temperature  

Add, stirring just till mixed: > 3/4c. sour cream  On low-speed, slowly add: > 1 c. + 1 TBS. sugar  

Last, blend in one at a time: > 4 room-temperature eggs 

Pour in cooled pie crust. 

OPTIONAL (for Chocolate New York Style Cheesecake): Microwave 1-2 min. until melted: > 1 1/2 c. chocolate > scant 1/2 c. cream 

Gently spoon the chocolate in a spiral-design, on top of the cheesecake batter. To get the swirl-effect, take a knife, pulling in gently across the top of the cake, starting at the center and going towards the edges.  Bake the cheesecake 1 hr. and 10 min. at 325 degrees. Leave in turned-off oven 30 min. with the door ajar. Remove, cool to room-temperature. Remove from pan and refrigerate.

To serve with strawberry sauce, puree in blender: > 1 lb. bag frozen strawberries, thawed > 2 TBS. sugar > dash of almond extract


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Ephesians 2:8-9 (NLT):

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