Quick Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Recipes

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch spring form pan with butter and set aside.Add crushed Oreo's and butter to a medium bowl and mix until combined and the texture is similar to wet sand.
• Press Oreo crumbs into the prepared pan and bake for 8 minutes. Take out of the oven and allow it to cool.
• In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment beat cream cheese until smooth and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.Add in sour cream, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix until combined. Make sure to scrap the sides of the bowl.
• Add in cooled chocolate and mix until combined.
• Pour cheesecake mixture into the cooled pan.Place in the oven and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the top looks set.Run a thin knife around the edge of the pan to prevent cracking. (Leave the cake in pan). Cool completely on a wire rack.Cover loosely with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours or overnight to chill and set.
• A couple of hours before serving prepare ganache and spread onto cheesecake. Let set before serving (1 to 2 hours).
• Add chocolate chips and heavy cream to a medium microwave safe bowl. Heat in 15 second intervals until fully melted.
• Allow the ganache to cool for about 2-3 minutes. Pour and spread ontop of the cake.
• Place back into the fridge to allow the ganache to set. Slice and serve!

TRIPLE-CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Assemble a 9-inch springform pan with the raised side of the bottom facing down.
• In a food processor, pulse cookies until finely ground. Add butter, and pulse to moisten. Transfer to prepared pan, and press crumbs firmly and evenly into the bottom. Place pan on a rimmed baking sheet; bake 10 minutes, and set aside.
• Wipe out bowl and blade of food processor. Add cream cheese, sugar, and salt; blend until smooth. With motor running, add eggs, then sour cream, and finally chocolate; blend filling until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
• Wrap bottom half of springform pan in foil. Pour in filling; place in a roasting pan. Place roasting pan in oven. Pour in boiling water to come halfway up side of springform pan. Bake just until set, 1 hour. Turn oven off, and let cheesecake sit 1 hour in oven, without opening (this helps prevent cracking).
• Run a thin knife around the edge of the pan (this helps prevent cracking, too); leave in pan, and cool completely on wire rack. Cover loosely and refrigerate, at least 6 hours or up to overnight.
• Prepare Chocolate Ganache. Unmold cheesecake. Spread ganache in center of cheesecake; let set before serving.

CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan; set aside. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Set aside., In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and flour until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low just until combined. Stir in vanilla and melted chocolate just until blended. Pour filling over crust., Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. , Garnish slices with strawberries and chocolate shavings if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

NO-BAKE TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For the crust: Prepare a 9-inch springform pan by turning the base of the pan over so that the lip of the base is on the underside. Lock pan in place. Spray the pan with cooking spray and place a round of parchment in the bottom.
• Stir the cookie crumbs, sugar, cocoa and salt together in a medium bowl. Stir in the melted butter until the crumbs are evenly moistened. Pour the crumbs into the prepared pan. Start by pressing the crumbs all the way up the sides of the pan so that they are just under a 1/4 inch thick. Spread the remaining crumbs evenly across the bottom of the pan. Use a flat-bottom glass or measuring cup to compact the bottom and sides of the crust. Refrigerate the crust while you prepare the filling.
• For the filling: Melt the chocolate in a double boiler set over (not in) simmering water. Set aside to cool.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese at medium-high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Stop and scrape the bowl and paddle. Add the sugar, cocoa and salt and combine on low speed. Raise the speed to medium-high and beat for 30 seconds. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
• Add the heavy cream and vanilla and mix on low speed until combined. Raise the speed to medium-high and beat for 30 seconds. Add the cooled chocolate and mix on low until combined. Scrape the bowl. Turn the mixer to high speed and beat for 30 seconds.
• Scrape the filling into the chilled crust and spread it towards the edge of the pan. Use an offset
• spatula to spread the filling up against the edge of the crumb crust and smooth the top. Set
• aside while preparing the ganache.
• For the ganache: Place the chopped chocolate in a small bowl. Place the cream in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat until just simmering. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and cover the bowl; let sit for 1 minute. Uncover and whisk gently until smooth. Pour the ganache over the top of the cheesecake and gently tip the pan to so the ganache to spreads to the edge of the crust. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours or preferably overnight; to avoid ruining the surface of the ganache, do not cover the cheesecake until the ganache has set, and then do so carefully.
• To unmold the cheesecake, gently run a butter knife between the edge of the ganache and the pan. Unlatch the pan, remove the ring and gently slide and offset spatula between the cheesecake and the pan bottom. Remove the parchment and place the cheesecake on a serving plate. Arrange the strawberry halves in a ring around the top of the cheesecake if using. For neat slices, cut the cheesecake with a sharp knife dipped in warm water and dried.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Mix the cookie or cake crumbs with the sugar and melted butter.
• Press firmly into the bottom of a 10" springform pan with 2" sides.
• Wrap the bottom of the pan in aluminum foil so that the foil comes up the side of the pan.
• Turn the oven onto 300 degrees F.
• ,and ready a large pan, deep that the springform pan will sit comfortably in.
• In the bowl of your mixer with the paddle attachment, on low speed, beat the cream cheese until very soft.
• Add the sugar and sour cream and mix until thoroughly incorporated.
• Slowly add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until completely incorporated.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl before adding the next egg.
• After the last egg is incorporated, mix, still on low speed, for 1 minute more, scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix another 30 seconds.
• Split the batter evenly between 3 bowls.
• Put the chocolates in 3 seperate microwavable bowls.
• Microwave the dark chocolate at 50% power for one minute, mix until completely melted, then thoroughly mix into 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture.
• Melt the milk and white chocolates at 30% power for 1 minute each and mix each one until they are completely melted, then mix each one into 1/3 of the cream-cheese mixture.
• Pour the dark chocolate batter carefully into the prepared springform pan.
• Shake the pan slightly to settle the mixture.
• Now carefully spoon over (don't pour!) the white chocolate mixture, again shaking very slightly to even it out, the top with the milk chocolate mixture.
• Place the pan carefully into your deeper pan, the place both pans on your oven rack.
• Pour very hot water around the springform pan so that it comes half-way up the sides.
• Shut the oven door and let the cheesecake bake for about 2 1/2 hours.
• When it is done, the sides will be set but the center will still be jiggly, like jello.
• Don't worry- it will set fully during refrigeration.
• Remove from the oven, remove the springform pan from the water bath, and remove the foil.
• Let cool on a rack then refrigerate overnight or at least 8 hours.
• You can also wrap the cheesecake tightly in 2 layers of plastic and freeze for a month.
• To serve, remove the cake from the springform pan, slice into 16 pieces, and serve with chocolate sauce and a few raspberries.

CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• To make the biscuit base, crush the digestive biscuits with a rolling pin or blitz in a food processor, then tip into a bowl with the sugar and butter and stir to combine. Butter and line an 18cm springform tin and tip in the biscuit mixture, pushing it down with the back of a spoon. Chill in the fridge for 30 mins.
• To make the cheesecake, melt the chocolate in short bursts in the microwave, then leave to cool slightly. Whip the cream in a large bowl using an electric whisk until soft peaks form, then fold in the cocoa powder. Beat the cream cheese and sugar together, then fold in the cream mixture and the cooled chocolate.
• Spoon the cheesecake mixture over the biscuit base, levelling it out with the back of a spoon. Transfer to the freezer and freeze for 2 hrs, or until set. Remove from the tin and leave at room temperature to soften for about 20 mins before serving.

QUICK TRIPLE-CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine chocolate chips. Remove 1/4 cup chips; reserve for later use.
• Mix cheesecake filling and remaining chocolate chips until blended; spoon into crust. Smooth top.
• Sprinkle with reserved chocolate chips.