Chocolate Cheese Pie

Name: Chocolate Cheese Pie
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 2 pies (8 servings each).
Ingredients: 3 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 48 squares); 1/2 cup sugar; 2/3 cup butter, melted; FILLING:; 3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened; 1 cup sugar; 5 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 4 ounces German sweet chocolate, melted and cooled

Mark and I were married in a casual outdoor ceremony. Our "wedding cake" consisted of 30 delicious cheesecakes, including this easy but special one.

Ingredients

3 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 48 squares)
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup butter, melted
FILLING:
3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
5 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 ounces German sweet chocolate, melted and cooled

Directions

In a bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Divide in half and press onto the bottom and up the sides of two ungreased 9-in. pie plates. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth. Add eggs, beat on low speed just until combined. Beat in vanilla. Remove 1-1/2 cups cheese mixture to a small bowl; fold in melted chocolate. Divide remaining cream cheese mixture between pie crusts.
To make the chain of hearts on each pie, drop teaspoonfuls of chocolate filling, forming 8 drops equally spaced around outside edges and 4 drops in center. Starting in the center of one outer drop, run a knife through the center of each to connect the drops and form a circle of hearts. Repeat with center drops.
Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on wire racks for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight. Refrigerate leftovers.

Tip: You can skip the chocolate step and top the plain cheesecake with cherry or blueberry pie filling instead.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 313 calories, 18g fat (10g saturated fat), 102mg cholesterol, 234mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 0 fiber), 5g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Cheese Pie in Down the Aisle Country-Style

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cecilyd

Sep 26, 2008

Great recipe! Pretty, and yummy! It tells you to take out too much of the cheese mixture to make into chocolate: take out only 1 cup, or else you'll have extra chocolate, that if you use, will ruin the design.