Chocolate Cheesecake

Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

Yield 24 mini cheesecakes and two 4” round cakes

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

Crust:

14 Gluten Free Oreos - use potato masher or blender to crush

2 TB melted butter 

Divide into foil muffin liners (foil only) and bake 5 mins

Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees

Cheesecake:

Mix together for 2 mins

2 8 oz Philadelphia ⅓ less fat cream cheese

⅔ cup sugar

Add and mix together

⅔ cup plain Greek Yogurt

1.5 tsp vanilla

Add one at a time and mix

2 eggs

For chocolate cheesecake:

Melt chocolate according to instructions, then allow to cool and mix in

7 oz Ghirardelli 60% Cacao bittersweet chocolate bars melted

½ TB Ghirardelli cacao *May contain tree nuts, whet, soy, milk and egg

Add batter to muffin liners with a cookie scoop. Batter appears thick.

Bake at 300 degrees for 15-20 mins.

Cheesecakes are not very sweet, but a nice combination.

Could add more sugar or use semi-sweet chocolate for people who like it sweeter.

Two 4" springform pans baked about 30 minutes

For a full sized chocolate cheesecake increase the ingredients by 1/3.

Crust:

20 Gluten Free Oreos - use potato masher or blender to crush

3 TB melted butter 

Cheesecake:

3 - 8 oz Philadelphia ⅓ less fat cream cheese

1 cup sugar

Add

1 cup plain Greek Yogurt

2 tsp vanilla

Add one at a time and mix

2 eggs

2 eggs whites

For chocolate cheesecake:

Melt chocolate according to instructions, then allow to cool and mix in

10 oz Ghirardelli 60% Cacao bittersweet chocolate bars melted (or semi sweet)

3/4 TB Ghirardelli cacao

General cheesecake recipe with images