Fudge Truffle Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• whipped cream
• additional chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 mix in a bowl, all the crust ingredients.
• 2 press mixture into the bottom and 2 inches up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan; chill.
• 3 in a big bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• 4 gradually add milk; beat until smooth.
• 5 add melted chocolate chips, eggs, and vanilla; stir until well blended.
• 6 pour into crust.
• 7 place cheesecake/pan in a large rectangular baking pan filled with 2 inches hot water; place in a 300 degree oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 8 remove cheesecake from oven and water-filled pan and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• 9 carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen.
• 10 cool at room temperature for 3 hours.
• 11 chill overnight.
• 12 just before serving, remove sides of pan.
• 13 garnish with whipped cream and chocolate chips.