Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups vanilla wafers, crushed
• 1 cup coconut flakes, toasted
• 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped (optional)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 32 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 eggs
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 crust.
• 2 combine the wafer crumbs, flakes, walnuts (optional), sugar and baking cocoa in a medium bowl, then stir in melted butter. i normally just use a fork for this part to make sure all crumbs get some of that butter.
• 3 pat the crumbs into the bottom and side of a 9 inch springform pan and refrigerate for 15 minutes before filling.
• 4 filling.
• 5 preheat your oven to 350 f.
• 6 beat cream cheese until softened, then mix in the sugar and cornstarch.
• 7 add the eggs 1 at a time on slow, then add the whipping cream, vanilla and chocolate chips.
• 8 once your filling is mixed, pour into your prepared pan. bake for 60-65 minutes, 30-35 for minis.
• 9 cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then run a knife along the edges of the pan to loosen, and cool for an hour.
• 10 topping.
• 11 in a medium saucepan (this is how i did it) on medium to medium-low heat, add together the melted butter and chocolate, then add in the powdered sugar.
• 12 slowly add the whipping cream until thick, then spread it on over the cheesecake, or drizzle, and refrigerate over night. but to be honest, i just wait until the chocolate topping has hardened, then i dig into it.