Ancho-Chocolate Cheesecake

16 servings
6h 30min Cook
Ingredient List
- 18 OREO Cookies, crushed (about 2 cups)
- 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
- 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp. ancho chile pepper powder
- 1½ pkg. (4 oz. each) bittersweet baking chocolate (6 oz.), melted
- 4 eggs
Nutritional Information
| Calories | 380 |
| Total fat | 28g |
| Saturated fat | 16g |
| Cholesterol | 125mg |
| Sodium | 310mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 30g |
| Dietary fiber | 2g |
| Total sugars | 23g |
| Protein | 6g |
| Calcium | 6% DV |
| Iron | 8% DV |
- 1Heat oven to 325ºF.
- 2Mix crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
- 3Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until well blended. Add pepper powder and chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended; pour over crust.
- 4Bake 1 hour 10 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.