Chocolate Covered Cherry Cheesecake

Chocolate covered cherry cheesecake

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/chocolate-covered-cherry-cheesecake • Posted by Angie W.

Chocolate covered cherry cheesecake: Chocolate pecan crust with cherries and melted chocolate swirled in. My best cheesecake yet!

You will need

Splash of Cream 1 tsp Butter 1 cup Semi sweet Chocolate chips 1 cup Canned, fresh pitted or frozen Cherries 3 Whole Egg(s) 1 tsp Vanilla 1 tsp Lemon juice 3 cup Sugar 3 oz Packages Cream cheese, room temperature 1 cup Melted Butter 2 tbsp Sugar 1 cup Chocolate crumbs 1 cup Pecans

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Chocolate covered cherry cheesecake: Chocolate pecan crust with cherries and melted chocolate swirled in. My best cheesecake yet!

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325

2. In a food processor run the pecans through until they become finely chopped. Add the sugar, chocolate crumbs and melted butter. Pulse until it resembles a sandy texture.

3. Press the mixture in the bottom and up the sides of a Springform pan. Bake for 8 minutes.

4. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the cheese and sugar together until light and fluffy.

5. Add the lemon juice, vanilla and eggs. Mix until well combined. Pour the mixture over the crust.

6. Melt the chocolate chips, butter and cream in a small bowl.

7. Pat the cherries dry and press them into the cheesecake and drizzle with the melted chocolate. Swirl lightly with a knife.

8. 8.Bake for 60 minutes. Cool completely in the fridge before serving. Overnight is best.