Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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

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