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Berry Cheesecake in Chocolate Crust

A basic cheesecake becomes divine when you add a chocolate cookie crust, orange peel and your favorite berries.

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Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 9 hr 5 min
Servings 16

Ingredients

2: cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs

1/4: cup butter or margarine, melted

4: packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened

2/3: cup sugar

1/2: cup sour cream

1: tablespoon grated orange peel

4: eggs

1/2: cup sour cream

2: tablespoons sugar

2: cups berries

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 325ºF. Mix cookie crumbs and butter. Press on bottom and slightly up side of ungreased springform pan, 9x3 inches, to seal bottom.
2 Place cream cheese, 2/3 cup sugar, 1/2 cup sour cream and the orange peel in food processor. Cover and process until smooth. Add eggs. Cover and process until well blended. Spread over crust.
3 Bake about 1 hour 20 minutes or until center is set. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes. Run metal spatula along side of cheesecake to loosen; remove side of pan. Refrigerate uncovered 3 hours; cover and continue refrigerating at least 4 hours.
4 Mix 1/2 cup sour cream and 2 tablespoons sugar; spread over top of cheesecake. Top with berries.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

No need to buy chocolate wafers just for this recipe--use what you have on hand. Try graham crackers, chocolate sandwich cookies, gingersnaps or shortbread cookies. Delicious!

Replace 1/4 cup of cookie crumbs with 1/4 cup finely chopped toasted almonds.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 365
Calories from Fat: 245 ),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 27 g; 27 %
(Saturated Fat 16 g, 16 % ),
Cholesterol: 125 mg; 125 %;
Sodium: 290 mg; 290 %;
Total Carbohydrate: 24 g; 24 %
(Dietary Fiber 1 g 1 % ),
Protein: 7 g; 7 %

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 20%;
Vitamin C: 12%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 8%;

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 5/15/2011 3:33:08 PM REPORT ABUSE axxfiennes said:

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I made this for my mom to celebrate mothers day. I didn't have a springform pan and instead used a glass pie pan. I also opted out of the chocolate wafers and made this cheesecake sweeter by using the cookie part of Oreo cookies. I scrapped all the filling off the cookies, and they made a delicious crust! It turned out great!!! Despite my variations, it was perfect in taste and looked fabulous.

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Posted 9/4/2010 4:59:20 PM REPORT ABUSE JB21 said:

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I made this for a potluck and I was relieved how easy it turned out to be. I added a chocolate layer on top and really thought it looked beautiful. Everyone thought it was store bought! Something about the sweetness didn't really add up. It tasted light, not really like a cheesecake. Either way, it was good, but not fantastic. Next time I think I'll try a different crust instead of the chocolate graham crackers, maybe it will make it sweeter.

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Posted 7/21/2008 11:29:29 AM REPORT ABUSE Sidney said:

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I made this receipe for my sister's birthday, it was such a hit! Not only was it delicious it was beautiful (even prettier than the picture). Even the waitess at the resturant commented on it, so we gave her a piece too! I will make it again. Dinowife: I used chocolate gram crackers, pretty easy to find:-)

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