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Nibby Crust TCHOcolate Cheesecake
INGREDIENTS
Nibby Crust
1 cup chocolate wafer cookies, crushed
1/4 cup TCHO Roasted Cacao Nibs, finely chopped
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
pinch cinnamon
Cheesecake Filling
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
4 1/2 ounces TCHO chocolate, melted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 eggs
PREPARATION
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Combine cookie crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch spring-form pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
3. Take out of oven. Place on cooling rack. Change oven temperature to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
4. Combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend chocolate into batter.
5. Spoon into crust and bake for 10 minutes.
6. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Continue baking for 30 to 40 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan. Chill.
RECIPE NOTES
Makes 12 servings.
