Festive Irish Cream Cheesecake
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1 env. KNOX Unflavored Gelatine
- 1/2 cup cold water, divided
- 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp. Irish cream liqueur
- 1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
- 2 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
- Mix crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
- Sprinkle gelatine over 1/4 cup water in small saucepan; let stand 1 min.
- Cook and stir on low heat 3 min.
- or until gelatine is completely dissolved.
- Beat cream cheese, remaining sugar and cocoa in large bowl with mixer until blended.
- Gradually beat in gelatine mixture, then remaining water and liqueur; refrigerate until slightly thickened.
- Gently stir in COOL WHIP; pour over crust.
- Refrigerate several hours or until firm.
- Meanwhile, melt chocolate as directed on package; use to make chocolate curls.
- (See Tip.)
- Top cheesecake with chocolate curls just before serving.
graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter, unflavored gelatine, cold water, philadelphia cream cheese, cocoa, irish cream liqueur, chocolate
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/-17110.aspx (may not work)