Double Chocolate Cheesecake

This double chocolate cheesecake is rich and creamy. Made with a chocolate crust, filling and topping, it truly is a chocolate lover’s dream!

Double Chocolate Cheesecake

This is a truly decadent dessert loaded with chocolatey goodness! We are big cheesecake lovers over here. It’s probably our favorite style of desserts. My dad used to make his famous cheesecake every year for Christmas – it was a tradition that instilled my LOVE for the dessert.

Well, this takes traditional cheesecake to the next level – with a chocolate crust, chocolate filling and chocolate topping! It’s rich, creamy and utterly delicious.

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Double Chocolate Cheesecake Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make this delicious cheesecake:

• Cream Cheese – This recipe uses two packages of plain original cream cheese. Each package is usually 250 g.
• Chocolate – It’s important to use dark bakers chocolate and not chocolate chips in this recipe. This is because bakers chocolate is designed to melt with a better consistency than chocolate chips would. You’ll need 8 oz which equals 2 packs.
• Heavy Cream – This can also be called whipping cream depending on where you’re from.
• Chocolate Crumbs – My grocery store was out of chocolate baking crumbs so I improvised by using chocolate cookies. If you can, look for oreo baking crumbs or chocolate graham cracker crumbs in the “baking” section of your grocery store.
• Sugar – You can use brown sugar or coconut sugar.
• Other Ingredients – You’ll also need unsalted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract.

How To Make Double Chocolate Cheesecake

Here’s an overview of how to make the cheesecake, with full instructions at the bottom of this article (just keep scrolling):

1. Crust – In a food processor, blend chocolate cookies into crumbs, or use store-bought oreo crumbs (found in baking section). Melt the butter in the microwave for 10-20 seconds. Add crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter to a bowl. Mix together and press into greased springform pan.
2. Chocolate – Microwave the bakers chocolate for 1-2 minutes, stirring halfway through.
3. Filling – Blend the cream cheese, heavy cream and vanilla extract together using a hand mixer. Add eggs and melted chocolate and blend until smooth and creamy.
4. Bake – Pour the filling into the pan on top of the crust. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until almost set (a little jiggly in the center). Remove and let cool for 1 hour before placing in the fridge to chill overnight.
5. Serve – Melt more bakers chocolate and pour into a sandwich bag. Seal tightly and snip off a small piece of one corner. Drizzle the chocolate in lines over the cheesecake until you reach the desired effect. Serve and enjoy!

Chocolate Cheesecake Quick Tips

• Oreo baking crumbs or chocolate graham cracker crumbs are the ideal ingredient for the crust. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to find them locally and had to improvise with chocolate cookies. If you can’t find store bought crumbs, add the cookies to a food processor and blend until they form a crumb texture.
• Use bakers chocolate to get the perfect consistency for this cake. Melting chocolate chips will not give you the same results.
• Let the cream cheese sit at room temperature for an hour or two before using. This will create a smoother consistency when mixing.
• Spray the springform pan with nonstick cooking spray before adding the crust. This will ensure that it’s easier to cut and serve.
• After baking, the cheesecake needs to cool then chill completely overnight in the fridge for the best results. Plan to make this dessert in advance so that you don’t skip this step.
• You don’t need a piping bag to create the chocolate decoration. Instead, use a sandwich bag! Add the melted chocolate and seal the bag tightly. Then snip off a small piece of one corner. Run the melted chocolate back and forth to create lines over the cake. Go back and forth until you’re happy with the results.

More Dessert Recipes

• Pumpkin Cheesecake – A healthier version of the traditional dessert. This recipe is sugar-free and made with a coconut crust.
• Strawberry Pineapple Cake – Made with fresh strawberries and crushed pineapple.
• Double Chocolate Beet Brownies – Rich and chocolatey.
• Chocolate Quinoa Bliss Balls – Healthy ingredients and chocolate – it doesn’t get any better!

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