Triple Chocolate Cheesecake With Oreo Crust

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Oreo Crust

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And so after this holiday-birthday madness, it was time to go back to my blog. Believe it or not, as much cakes as I made, I ate very little. Because of that, for this post, I decided to make something really great. You already know that I'm a big chocoholic, my husband loves cheesecake and my son Marco likes nothing more than to munch Oreo cookies. And so, the solution came by itself – Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Oreo Crust.
Maybe you will think that the triple layer of Chocolate is too much for one dessert. Trust me, it's not. This is one of the most decadent desserts I have ever made.

Anyway, just listen to this. The crust is very simple from crushed Oreos and butter baked for 10 minutes. Over it is a thick layer of smeared chocolate cheesecake made of a combination of cream cheese, melted chocolate and cocao and over all that, you pour the unavoidable chocolate ganache. And to make the texture of my cheesecake more interesting, I put a lot of chocolate curls over the top!



Yummy, really phenomenal! If it looks great, well, believe me, the taste is even better. The beautiful soft taste of the cheesecake just melts into it the taste of cocao and chocolate. And all that combined with Oreo, get ready for real sweet heaven!
And in the end, only one more thing! Cut one peace and put the rest of the cake back in the fridge, because if this cheesecake stays on your table, there is a strong possibility that there will soon be nothing left. Well, at least, that's what happened to us :)

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Oreo Crust

Author: OMGChocolateDesserts.com

Recipe type: Dessert

Prep time:  30 mins

Cook time:  1 hour 10 mins

Total time:  1 hour 40 mins

 

Triple chocolate delight- chocolate cookie crust, chocolate cheesecake filling and chocolate topping garnished with chocolate curls, these cake will swept off their feet even the biggest chocoholic.

 

Ingredients

 

For the Crust:

• 24 Oreo cookies-finely crushed
• ¼ cup unsalted butter-melted

For Cheesecake Filling:

• 2 lbs. cream cheese- room temperature
• 1⅓ cups powdered sugar
• 3 Tablespoon cocoa powder
• 4 eggs- room temperature
• 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate-chopped

For Chocolate Topping:

• ¾ cup heavy cream
• 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate-finely chopped
• 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar

 

Instructions

 

To make the crust:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, grease a 9-inch spring-form pan and set aside.
2. Finely crush the cookies in a food processor, add melted butter and blend until it’s all moistened.
3. Press crumb mixture onto the bottom of the prepared pan and bake for 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and set on a wire rack to cool while making the filling.

To make the filling:

1. Melt 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate and set aside to cool.
2. Mix cream cheese and sugar until smooth, mix in cocoa powder
3. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing on low speed and do not over-beat it.
4. Add melted chocolate and mix on low speed to combine.
5. Pour the filling over the crust and smooth the top.
6. Bake the cheesecake until the center is set and the top looks dry (about 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes).
7. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then run a thin knife around the sides of the pan and set the cake in the refrigerator (uncovered), for at least 8 hours, or better overnight.

To make the topping:

1. In a medium saucepan stir together cream, chocolate and sugar on low heat until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth.
2. Cool and pour over the cheesecake.
3. When the topping is set and cooled again run a thin knife around the sides and remove the spring-form pan sides.
4. This cheesecake can be prepared up to 2-3 days in advance just store covered in the refrigerator.
5. Garnish with chocolate curls (optional).

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