When I am thinking about Valentine’s Day I usually think about chocolate and this decadently creamy dark chocolate cheesecake is the perfect treat to end a fabulous Valentine’s Day! This cheesecake is so easy to make with it’s chocolate cookie crumb crust and the cheesecake part being the simple combination of cream cheese, eggs, sugar, cream and of course, plenty of dark chocolate! You really just need to mix the cookie crumbs and melted butter, press them into the bottom of a spring form pan, mix the remaining ingredients and pour them into the pan before baking until set. The hardest part is waiting until it’s cooled before cutting into it, but it’s well worth the wait! Surprise that special someone in your life with this dark chocolate cheesecake this Valentine’s Day, or any day for that matter, or just bake one for yourself!
Dark Chocolate Cheesecake (medium 6-7 inch)
A decadently smooth and creamy dark chocolate New York style cheesecake!
ingredients
- 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup heavy/whipping cream (or sour cream)
- 7 ounces (200g) dark chocolate (chips or chopped), melted
directions
- Mix the crumbs and butter and press into the bottom of a 6-7 inch springform pan.
- Beat the cream cheese, beat in the eggs, one at a time followed by the sugar, cream and chocolate.
- Pour the batter into the pan, wrap the bottom of the pan in foil, place in a larger pan with a small amount of hot water and bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until set (the top will still be a little jiggly), about 50-70 minutes, before removing and letting cool at room temperature before transferring to the fridge to chill.
Dark Chocolate Cheesecake (large 8-9 inch)
A decadently smooth and creamy dark chocolate New York style cheesecake!
ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy/whipping cream (or sour cream)
- 10.5 ounces (300g) dark chocolate (chips or chopped), melted
directions
- Mix the crumbs and butter and press into the bottom of a 8-9 inch springform pan.
- Beat the cream cheese, beat in the eggs, one at a time followed by the sugar, cream and chocolate.
- Pour the batter into the pan, wrap the bottom of the pan in foil, place in a larger pan with a small amount of hot water and bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until set (the top will still be a little jiggly), about 50-70 minutes, before removing and letting cool at room temperature before transferring to the fridge to chill.
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masterofepona says
February 9, 2018 at 10:28 pmThe instructions say lemon juice and zest which are not in the ingredients list, and it doesn’t mention when to put the chocolate in?
Judy Goldin says
February 9, 2018 at 10:46 pmWhat masterofpona said.
Anonymous says
March 14, 2018 at 5:16 amKevin, I made the cheesecake and it was fantastic. I did add 4 T. Kalua for fun. Awsome! I made the larger version. Great for a group. Our company loved it. Thanks.
Terri says
January 1, 2019 at 2:12 pmKevin,
Just getting ready to make your dark chocolate cheesecake and thought you might want to clarify the crust instructions. I went back and read your comments before the recipe and am going to put the batter into the. Cookie crumb crust and then bake. Your recipe says to put the cookie crumb mixture into a speingform pan and then mix up the batter and put it into a greased springform pan. That makes it sound like 2 pans.
Just thought it could be clearer, though common sense dictates the way I’m going to do it.
Thanks for your recipes.
kevin says
January 3, 2019 at 9:49 amThe batter should be poured into the crust in the springform pan. Thanks fr catching that! I have clarified the recipe! Enjoy!
Melissa Edwards says
May 13, 2019 at 5:10 amNO I made the 7 inch dark chocolate cheesecake I put a can of country cherry pie filling on it. I picked out the cherries using a small amount of filling. It turned out perfect. Black forest dark choc cheesecake. Thank you for this recipe,and giving options for different sizes. I also used a piece of parchment paper In the bottom.
Thanks again,Melissa Edwards Bristol,Tn.
Melissa Edwards says
May 13, 2019 at 5:23 amOh yea I also used special dark chocolate chips,and it took 12 Oreos for the amount you required for crust. I got the chocolate filled ones and slid off filling. . The taste was awesome. Thanks again for the recipe.