Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake

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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake

A creamy decadent cheesecake baked to perfection and topped with strawberries and chocolate.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1 30

Total Time1 40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cheesecake, dessert, holiday, valentines day

Servings:

Calories: 654kcal

Author: foodyschmoody

Ingredients

2 Cups graham cracker crumbs *see note 1
8 Tablespoons butter melted
24 Ounces cream cheese softened
1 Cup sugar
2 whole eggs
1 egg yolk
½ Cup heavy cream
2 Tablespoons flour all purpose
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract

Top Layer

1 ¼ Cup sour cream
¼ Cup sugar

Topping

2 Cups sliced strawberries
½ Cup dark chocolate morsels can also use milk chocolate or chocolate melting wafers

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.
Melt butter and combine with graham cracker crumbs in a bowl. Stir to coat all crumbs. Press firmly into springform pan, slightly going up the sides as well, to form a crust. Set aside.
Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs (whole & yolk), one at a time, beating in between each one. Add cream, flour and vanilla and blend until smooth and all ingredients are incorporated well. Pour mixture over crust in springform pan.
Place springform pan on a baking sheet and bake 40 minutes. After 40 minutes, reduce heat to 325 and bake an additional 40 minutes.
Remove cheesecake from oven.
Stir together sour cream and sugar. Spread mixture over top of cheesecake.
Return cheesecake to oven and bake an additional 10 minutes.
Allow cheesecake to cool completely before placing in the refrigerator. Keep refrigerated overnight (at least 3-4 hours) to set. After cheesecake is set, remove outer ring from springform pan.
Arrange strawberry slices on top of cheesecake, starting on the outer edges, with points facing out. Continue creating rings of strawberry slices, moving inward, slightly overlapping each with the ring before.
Place morsels in a microwave safe bowl and cook 30 seconds. Stir. Repeat in 20 second intervals until chocolate is melted and smooth.
Drizzle melted chocolate over strawberries.
Place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to help chocolate set. Slice and serve.

Video

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake by Foodyschmoodyblog.com by Christine Bailey Hadden

Notes

*Note 1:

Some brands of graham cracker crumbs are sweetened and some are not. If the ones you are using are not sweetened at all, add 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar to the crumbs when creating the crust.

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