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Decadent Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake

Calorie and fat content of this cheesecake can be adjusted by using regular, low-fat, or fat-free cream cheese. The raspberries add beautiful, elegant color and sweet-tart berry flavor to contrast with the rich chocolate cheesecake.

Prep Time: 20 minutes   |    Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes   |    Makes: 16 servings
  • Vegetarian
Ingredients
  • 2  2  2 pkg. Volumecream cheese, softened  
  • 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2cup CUP_USVolumegranulated sugar  
  • 2/3  2/3  2/3cups CUP_USVolumeunsweetened cocoa powder  
  • 1  1  1 tsp. TEASPOON_USVolumevanilla extract  
  • 4 4 4large eggs 
  • 2 2 2pkg. Volume(6 oz) Driscoll’s Raspberries 
  • 2  2  2 oz. OUNCE_USVolumebar of semi-sweet chocolate  
  • 20 20 20chocolate wafer cookies 
  • 2 2 2Tbsp. TABLESPOON_USVolumeButter 
  • 2 2 2pkg. Volume1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened 
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. 
  2. Place cookie wafers in a zip-top freezer bag or double bag. Crush with fingers or roll with a rolling pin or food can to make about 1 cup fine crumbs. 
  3. Melt butter in a saucepan or medium bowl in the microwave. Stir in crumbs until evenly blended with butter. 
  4. Press crumbs firmly on bottom of 9-inch spring-form pan. Bake 5 minutes. Cool. 
  5. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. 
  6. Beat cream cheeses in a large bowl of electric mixer until smooth. Beat in sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla, starting on low speed then increasing to high, until thoroughly mixed. 
  7. Beat in eggs one at a time, scraping bowl well after each addition. Gently stir in 1 cup raspberries. Pour mixture into pan. 
  8. Bake 60-70 minutes or until just barely set in center. Edges may crack slightly. Turn oven off and leave in oven 1 hour with door ajar. Remove from oven and cool completely. Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Run a knife around edge and remove rim. 
  9. Top cheesecake with remaining raspberries. Hold chocolate bar over cheesecake; firmly slide a sharp vegetable peeler along edge of chocolate allowing shavings to fall on cake. 
Lighten Up Tip
Lighten Up the recipe by using use four 1/3 less fat packages of cream cheese, or two 1/3 less fat and two fat-free packages. Cheesecake will be denser. Omit crust and coat pan with cooking spray.

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving
Calories 342
Total Fat 21.41g
    Saturated Fat 12.18g
Cholesterol 108.04mg
Sodium 274mg
Total Carbohydrates 32.51g
    Dietary Fiber 3.19g
Protein 6.92g