Irish Cream Chocolate Cheesecake
- 123 cup chocolate wafers crushed
- 13 cup butter melted
- 2 pk gelatin, unflavored unflavored
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon coffee instant
- 2 cups milk
- 4 large eggs separated
- 13 cup liqueur irish cream style
- 1 pound cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 ounces chocolate (semi-sweet) semi-sweet
- CRUST: In bowl, combine wafers and butter.
- Press into 13x9 inch glass baking dish.
- Refrigerate.
- FILLING: In saucepan, cook gelatin, salt, coffee and milk, stirring constantly, over medium heat until hot and coffee is dissolved.
- Reduce heat.
- Stir a little coffee mixture into egg yolks, then pour egg mixture back into saucepan.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens slightly, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add liqueur.
- Using an electric mixer or food processor, blend cream cheese and 1/4 cup of the sugar until smooth.
- Slowly blend coffee mixture into cream cheese.
- Chill, stirring occasionally, until consistency of raw egg whites, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Meanwhile, melt chocolate in double boiler over hot water.
- Let cool.
- Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
- Gradually add remaing sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold egg whites into coffee mixture.
- Transfer 1 1/2 cups of coffee mixture to small bowl and fold in chocolate.
- Using large spoon, alternately spoon two mixtures over chocolate crust.
- Use knife to swirl chocolate through coffee mixture.
- Refrigerate until firm, at least 6 hours.
chocolate wafers, butter, gelatin, salt, coffee instant, milk, eggs, liqueur irish cream style, cream cheese, sugar, chocolate
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/irish-cream-chocolate-cheesecak-779 (may not work)