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Chocolate Topped Cheesecake

Nov 12, 2014 · 37 Comments

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Living the Gourmet: Chocolate Topped Cheesecake

As I have mentioned before in the past, cheesecake is a family favorite. There is always a homemade cheesecake to grace our table at family gatherings.

This Chocolate Topped Cheesecake is so simple to make and it comes just in time for the holidays.

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Quick and Easy Cheesecake


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4.8 from 6 reviews

  • Author: Living the Gourmet
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
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Description

**Adapted from The Lucky Santangelo Cookbook by Jackie Collins


Ingredients

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For the Crust:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 2–3 tablespoons cold water

For the Cheesecake:

  • 2 – 8 oz. bricks of cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. lemon zest
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup sour cream

For Garnish:

  • Chocolate Syrup, for drizzle
  • Chocolate Hazelnut candies, grated

Instructions

For the Crust:

  1. In the bowl of your food processor, pulse flour, oats, sugar and shortening until a fine crumbly mixture forms.
  2. Add cold water until a soft, pliable dough forms. Fit the dough to a pie plate and blind bake for about 12-15 minutes.

For the Cheesecake:

  1. Beat the cream cheese until very smooth. Add the sugar and continue to beat for a minute or two. Add the eggs, one at a time, beat just until incorporated. Add the lemon zest, sour cream, milk and vanilla and beat just until incorporated.
  2. Bake the cheesecake at 350 degrees for approximately 50 minutes or until the toothpick test comes out clean.
  3. Let your cheesecake cool completely before transferring to the refrigerator for a couple of hours. Garnish with chocolate syrup and grated chocolate candies before serving.
  • Category: Dessert

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Living the Gourmet: Chocolate Topped Cheesecake
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
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  1. Comedy Plus says

    12/11/2014 at 4:47 pm

    Oh this looks divine. What a nice dessert to serve guests.

    Have a blessed day Catherine. Big hugs. ♥♥♥

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  2. Ginny Hartzler says

    12/11/2014 at 4:49 pm

    My mouth is watering!!

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  3. Big Daddy Dave says

    12/11/2014 at 10:02 pm

    Catherine, My better half would love this cheesecake. She loves cheesecake and the chocolate is a double win for her! For some reason, I’ve never gotten into cheesecake, although I did eat a fresh warm ricotta cheesecake once that I would have happily rolled in! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

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  4. Dottie Sauchelli Balin says

    12/11/2014 at 10:51 pm

    Dear Catherine,
    What a marvelous cheesecake recipe. I love cheesecake as well. There is just something so smooth and creamy about it. Your recipe sounds and looks fabulous. I like the added chocolate on top. I see that you adapted this recipe from Jackie Collins cookbook. Oh my I am getting hungry for cheesecake as I am writing this…Thanks for sharing…Have a blessed rest of the week.
    Dottie 🙂

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  5. Lorraine says

    12/11/2014 at 11:50 pm

    Looks SOO good! The recipe looks familiar to me, like a cheesecake recipe my sister made many moons ago. I will have to dig it out and compare. Or better yet, I could just follow your delicious version 🙂

    Kindly, Lorraine

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  6. claudia lamascolo says

    13/11/2014 at 12:31 am

    wow that looks crazy good!

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  7. lisaiscooking says

    13/11/2014 at 1:20 am

    I’m a huge fan of cheesecake in all flavors. I wish I could have a slice of this for dessert tonight!

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  8. Esther B says

    13/11/2014 at 1:27 am

    Une vraie merveille ce cheesecake:))))

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  9. Jerry E. Beuterbaugh says

    13/11/2014 at 6:20 am

    I don’t remember which cooking show we were watching at the time, but my wife and I were shocked to hear that cheesecake originated in Greece.

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  10. JayanthiSindhiya says

    13/11/2014 at 2:27 pm

    Superb cheesecake,nice clicks ,wish to have a piece now

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  11. Louise says

    13/11/2014 at 3:15 pm

    Oh I do adore cheesecake, Catherine. I may even splurge on a few pieces for the holidays, lol…The crust is quite interesting with the oats. I guess that makes it sorta healthy, lol…The drizzle of chocolate is indeed an added bonus!

    Thank you so much for sharing, Catherine…

    ★★★★★

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  12. Tanya Walton says

    13/11/2014 at 7:53 pm

    You can’t beat a homemade cheesecake. Especially one with chocolate on it!!!!!

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  13. [email protected] and Back Again says

    13/11/2014 at 9:25 pm

    Oh my! That looks lovely.

    Reply
  14. angie says

    13/11/2014 at 9:32 pm

    soooo lecker!!! danke fĂĽr das rezept!!! liebe grĂĽĂźe von angie

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  15. Chef Scott Borel says

    14/11/2014 at 2:12 am

    Oh wow! This looks stupid good!

    ★★★★★

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  16. Jenny @ Honey and Birch says

    14/11/2014 at 2:18 am

    I’m visiting from the Foodie Fridays linkup and I had to come right over here to tell you how beautiful this cheesecake is. Seriously. It caught my eye and now all I can think about is cheesecake. 🙂 Thank you for sharing!

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  17. Carrie Groneman says

    14/11/2014 at 3:26 am

    I LOVE the simplicity of this recipe, and it looks amazing! Thank you for linking up at Wonderful Wed. Blog Hop and hope you will come back next week. Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow

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  18. Stephanie says

    14/11/2014 at 2:07 pm

    This looks divine and photographed beautifully.
    Pinned.
    Cheers,
    Stephanie

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  19. Diane says

    14/11/2014 at 4:20 pm

    This sounds just up our street, we both love cheese cake and chocolate yum yum.. We have a friend who is allergic to both cheese and chocolate, she has no idea what she is missing out on 🙂 Take care and have a good weekend Diane

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  20. Chiara says

    14/11/2014 at 10:06 pm

    simple to make and delicious! have a great weekend Catherine, blessings my dear, xoxo

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  21. Katherines Corner says

    15/11/2014 at 4:28 pm

    Oh my goodness our oldest granddaughter would dive into this yumminess. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog hop.Watch for your feature on Monday xo

    ★★★★★

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  22. Sarah @ Sarah's Kitchen says

    15/11/2014 at 8:39 pm

    This looks really good!

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  23. Kyla @HouseOfHipsters says

    15/11/2014 at 10:28 pm

    This looks scrumptious! Thanks for sharing! Also wanted to let you know about a new linky party starting this Saturday (TONIGHT!) at 8pm called “Found & Foraged” Can’t wait to party with you at http://www.houseofhipsters.com

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  24. AnnMarie says

    16/11/2014 at 1:48 am

    This does seem easier than most cheesecakes I make. The picture of the slice is divine! Makes me want to stick my finger in for a taste!

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  25. Kathy says

    16/11/2014 at 12:31 pm

    Catherine, I absolutely adore cheesecake! This one looks divine! Thank you for sharing such a lovely recipe!

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  26. Yet Another Blogging Mummy!!! says

    16/11/2014 at 7:28 pm

    I love cheesecake and yours looks absolutely fab #recipeoftheweek

    ★★★★★

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  27. Adita says

    16/11/2014 at 11:10 pm

    Se ve delicioso, creo que vosotros sois los que mejor hacéis las tartas de queso, me gusta, besos

    Reply
  28. Jodee Weiland says

    16/11/2014 at 11:59 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious! I love cheesecake…thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  29. Miz Helen says

    17/11/2014 at 7:30 pm

    What a great cheesecake, it looks delicious. Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing this awesome post with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    ★★★★★

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  30. misty overstreet says

    18/11/2014 at 7:58 pm

    What a great tip! Hello, my name is Misty, from The LadyPrefers2Save at http://theladypreferstosave.com, and I’m one of the new co-hosts for the Merry Monday Linky Party! I wanted to write and thank you for linking up to this weeks Merry Monday party, as well as to let you know that your post will be linked to the Merry Monday Pinterest board, as well my social media accounts. I would love to have you also stop by my blog as well! Thanks for linking up at the Merry Monday’s Linky Party this week, and I hope to see you linking up next week as well. Have an awesome week!

    ★★★★

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  31. Sherry says

    19/11/2014 at 3:17 am

    Looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.

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  32. Blair @ The Seasoned Mom says

    25/11/2014 at 1:05 am

    Such a beautiful and delicious looking pie! Pinned! 🙂

    Reply
  33. Michelle says

    28/11/2014 at 11:32 pm

    My husband loves cheesecake but I always want a chocolate dessert. Nice compromise!

    Reply

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