Coffee Chocolate Cheesecake (Lightened Version)
- 2 cups crushed chocolate graham crackers (about 18)
- 13 cup reduced-fat butter, melted
- vegetable oil cooking spray
- 4 (8 ounce) packages reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 14 cup coffee liqueur (such as Kahlua)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
- 4 large eggs
- 4 (1 ounce) bittersweet chocolate squares
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
- 14 cup half-and-half
- 2 teaspoons reduced-fat butter
- 3 tablespoons strong brewed coffee
- Stir together crushed graham crackers and melted butter; press mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9" springform pan coated with cooking spray.
- Bake at 350F for 10 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325F.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.
- Add liqueur, vanilla, and coffee granules, beating at low speed until well blended.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears after each addition.
- Remove and reserve 1 cup cream cheese mixture.
- Pour remaining batter into prepared crust.
- Microwave chocolate in a medium size, microwave safe bowl 1 minute or until melted, stirring after 30 seconds.
- Stir reserved 1 cup cream cheese mixture into melted chocolate, blending well (mixture will be thick).
- Spoon mixture in lines on top of batter in pan; gently swirl with a knife.
- Bake at 325F for 1 hour or until almost set.
- Turn oven off.
- Let cheesecake stand in oven, with door closed, 30 minutes.
- Remove cheesecake from oven, and gently run a knife around outer edge of cheesecake to loosen from sides of pan.
- (Do not remove sides of pan.)
- Cool 1 hour on a wire rack.
- Cover and chill at least 4 hours.
- Remove sides of springform pan.
- Serve with Mocha Sauce.
- For Mocha Sauce:.
- Cook first 3 ingredients in a small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth.
- Remove from heat and stir in coffee.
- Serve warm.
crackers, butter, vegetable oil cooking spray, cream cheese, sugar, coffee, vanilla, coffee granules, eggs, bittersweet chocolate squares, semisweet chocolate morsel, butter, coffee
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coffee-chocolate-cheesecake-lightened-version-199009 (may not work)