Double Chocolate-Peppermint Cheesecake
- 10 chocolate graham crackers, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
- 3 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract
- 1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
- 1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
- 16 miniature candy canes
- Heat oven to 325F.
- Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides.
- Mix graham crumbs, 3 Tbsp.
- sugar and butter; press onto bottom of pan.
- Bake 10 min.
- Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and extract in large bowl with mixer until blended.
- Add sour cream and chocolate; mix well.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
- Pour over crust.
- Bake 40 min.
- or until center is almost set.
- Cool.
- Refrigerate 4 hours.
- Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.
- Top each piece with a dollop of COOL WHIP and candy cane.
crackers, sugar, butter, philadelphia cream cheese, sugar, peppermint, s, chocolate, eggs, canes
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/double-chocolate-peppermint-cheesecake-158360.aspx (may not work)