Ancho-Chocolate Cheesecake

Time6h 30min
Makes16 servings

Ingredients

  • 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

Putting it together

  1. 1.
    Heat oven to 325ºF.
  2. 2.
    Mix crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
  3. 3.
    Beat 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.
  4. 4.
    Bake 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.

Tips and Tricks

Size-Wise:Sweets can be part of a balanced diet but remember to keep tabs on portions.
Where to Buy Ancho Pepper Powder:Look for ancho pepper powder in Mexican grocery stores where it is typically found next to the dried chiles or packaged herbs.

Nutrition 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