Indulge in a creamy cheesecake bursting with chocolate chips to satisfy your cravings! Featuring a chocolate crust, creamy cheesecake and silky ganache, this chocolate chip cheesecake is one of my favorites!
Ingredients
Crust
8 oreo cookies or any cream filled chocolate sandwich cookies
1/4 cup walnuts
3 tablespoons butter, melted
Cheesecake
2 1/2 cups (20 oz) cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup Greek yogurt, room temperature
3/4 cup Imperial Sugar® (or Dixie Crystals) Extra Fine Granulated Pure Cane Sugar
3 Safest Choice™ Pasteurized Eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Ganache
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
Heat the oven to 325F. Grease a 9 inch heavy duty pan . Wrap the outside of the pan with aluminum foil.
In a food processor, add the Oreo cookies and the walnuts. Pulse until finely ground. Mix with the melted butter.
Press the crust evenly on the bottom of the prepared pan. Refrigerate for 5 minutes while making the cheesecake filling.
In a mixing bowl, add the cream cheese, yogurt and sugar. With the paddle attachment on, beat on low speed until just combined.
In a separate bowl, lightly whisk the eggs then add them to the cheese mixture. Stir in the vanilla extract.
With a spatula, fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
Pour the cheesecake filling over the prepared crust.
