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Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

Crafted with ease and taste in mind, this recipe is a great choice.

Prep Time
6 hrs 20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
Total Time
7 hrs 35 mins
Servings: 15 Servings (9.5-inch springform pan)
Calories: 507 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Cheesecake:
  • 1 1 recipe crumb-crust (recipe below)
  • 1 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 8 8 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate not unsweetened, chopped
  • ½ ½ cup sour cream
  • 3 packages 3 packages (8-ounces each) cream cheese softened
  • 4 4 large eggs
  • 1 1 teaspoon vanilla
Crumb Crust:
  • 3 3 cups 10 oz finely ground chocolate cookies such as chocolate wafers or chocolate teddy grahams
  • 5 5 tablespoons butter melted
  • ⅓ ⅓ cup sugar
  • ⅛ ⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

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  1. For the crumb crust, Stir together crust ingredients and press onto bottom and 1 inch up side of a buttered 24-centimeter springform pan. Fill right away or chill up to 2 hours.
  2. For the cheesecake, preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. Cook sugar in a dry heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a fork, until melted and pale golden. This step takes a lot longer than I thought – a good 10-15 minutes on my stovetop. After the sugar turns pale golden, cook without stirring, swirling pan, until deep golden.
  4. Remove from heat and carefully add heavy cream (mixture will vigorously steam and caramel will harden). Cook over moderately low heat, stirring, until caramel is dissolved.
  5. Remove from heat and whisk in chocolate until smooth. Stir in sour cream.
  6. Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until fluffy, then beat in chocolate mixture on low speed. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then vanilla, beating on low speed until each ingredient is incorporated and scraping down bowl between additions.
  7. Put springform pan with crust in a shallow baking pan. Pour filling into crust and bake in baking pan (to catch drips) in middle of oven 55 minutes (this took about 65 minutes in my oven), or until cake is set 3 inches from edge but center is still slightly wobbly when pan is gently shaken.
  8. Run a knife around top edge of cake to loosen and cool completely in springform pan on a rack. (Cake will continue to set as it cools.)
  9. Chill cake, loosely covered, at least 6 hours. Remove side of pan and transfer cake to a plate. Bring to room temperature before serving (I actually found the cheesecake tasted better slightly cold).

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Serving Calories 507kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 46g (15%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 35g (54%) Saturated Fat 19g (95%) Cholesterol 130mg (43%) Sodium 385mg (16%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 34g (68%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 15Servings (9.5-inch springform pan)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 507

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 Serving
Calories 507kcal 25%
Carbohydrates 46g 15%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 35g 54%
Saturated Fat 19g 95%
Cholesterol 130mg 43%
Sodium 385mg 16%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 34g 68%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.