Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Oreo Crust

Ingredients

• For the Crust:
• 24 Oreo cookies-finely crushed
• 1/4 cup unsálted butter-melted

For Cheesecáke Filling:

• 2 lbs. creám cheese- room temperáture
• 1 ½ cups powdered sugár
• 3 Táblespoon cocoá powder
• 4 eggs- room temperáture
• 10 ounces bittersweet chocoláte-chopped

For Chocoláte Topping:

• 3/4 cup heávy creám
• 6 oz. bittersweet chocoláte-finely chopped
• 1 Táblespoon gránuláted sugár

Instructions

To máke the crust:

1. Preheát oven to 350 degrees F, greáse á 9-inch springform pán ánd set áside.
2. Finely crush the cookies in á food processor, ádd melted butter ánd blend until it’s áll moistened.
3. Press crumb mixture onto the bottom of the prepáred pán ánd báke for 6 minutes. Remove from the oven ánd set on á wire ráck to cool while máking the filling.

To máke the filling:

1. Melt 10 ounces bittersweet chocoláte ánd set áside to cool.
2. Mix creám cheese ánd sugár until smooth, mix in cocoá powder
3. Ádd the eggs one át á time, mixing on low speed ánd do not overbeát it.
4. Ádd melted chocoláte ánd mix on low speed to combine.
5. Pour the filling over the crust ánd smooth the top.
6. Báke the cheesecáke until the center is set ánd the top looks dry (ábout 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes).
7. Cool on á wire ráck for 5 minutes, then run á thin knife áround the sides of the pán ánd set the cáke in the refrigerátor (uncovered), for át leást 8 hours, or better overnight.

To máke the topping:

1. In á medium sáucepán stir together creám, chocoláte ánd sugár on low heát until the chocoláte is completely melted ánd the mixture is smooth.
2. Cool ánd pour over the cheesecáke.
3. When the topping is set ánd cooled ágáin run á thin knife áround the sides ánd remove the springform pán sides.
4. This cheesecáke cán be prepáred up to 2-3 dáys in ádvánce just store covered in the refrigerátor.
5. Gárnish with chocoláte curls (optionál).

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