Skip to Content
Menu

Chocolate Cheesecake

  • Save
  • Jump to Recipe
Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Feb 28, 2012
  • Save
  • Pin
  • Print
  • Share
  • Jump to Recipe
Relish this delicious cheesecake made with chocolate wafer cookies and cream cheese – perfect dessert to treat a crowd.

Chocolate Cheesecake

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 7 hr 20 min
  • Ingredients 9
  • Servings 16
  • Save
  • Pin
  • Print
  • Share
  • Keep Screen On

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 package (9 oz) thin chocolate wafer cookies, crushed (1 3/4 cups)
  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Filling

  • 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups), melted
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 325°F. In medium bowl, mix crust ingredients; reserve 1 tablespoon crumbs for garnish. Press remaining crumbs in bottom and 2 inches up side of ungreased 10-inch springform pan. Refrigerate.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in 1 egg at a time until well blended. Add melted chocolate; beat well. Add remaining filling ingredients; beat until smooth. Pour into crust-lined pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until edges are set; center of cheesecake will be soft. (To minimize cracking, place shallow pan half full of hot water on lower oven rack during baking.) Cool in pan 5 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    Carefully remove side of pan. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Garnish with reserved crumbs. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition

410 Calories
29g Total Fat
5g Protein
32g Total Carbohydrate
24g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
410
Calories from Fat
260
Total Fat
29g
45%
Saturated Fat
17g
87%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
105mg
34%
Sodium
210mg
9%
Potassium
160mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
32g
11%
Dietary Fiber
2g
7%
Sugars
24g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips from the

Pillsbury Kitchens

© 2025 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved

Reviews & Questions Section