Creamy Cheesecake W/ Chocolate Drizzle & Fresh Strawberries

Submitted by 808chic

"An original recipe that I've experimented with. This is a simple enough cheesecake. You may also try drizzled caramel or peanut butter for variety!! Enjoy NOTE: For crust, use basic Honey Maid graham cracker crust directions"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• For filling

• 2 (8 ounce) packages soft cream cheese
• 2 eggs
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄4 pint heavy whipping cream

• For topping

• 3 baker's semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 2 -4 fresh strawberries
• 1 tablespoon sugar

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place a small pan with water on bottom rack.
3. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla
4. Add eggs & beat until well blended in mixture.
5. Pour in heavy cream and blend on high until mixture is creamy (heavy cream will thicken).
6. Pour filling into crust.
7. CAUTION: When opening oven, steam will be extremely hot!
8. Bake cheesecake on center oven rack(above water) for 1 hour.
9. Turn off oven. With oven door slightly ajar, leave cheesecake in for aprox. 1 additional hour.
10. Refrigerate.

11. For topping:

12. Melt semi-sweet baker's chocolate squares
13. Dip 2-4 strawberries and let cool in fridge until chocolate sets
14. Drizzle remaining chocolate over cheesecake.
15. Sprinkle granulated sugar over chocolate dipped strawberries then position on cheesecake.