Chocolate Cheesecake With Raspberry Sauce Recipe

It's suites Cheesecake.

• Meal Type: Sauce
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 30-45 minutes

Ingredients

• Crust
• 12 Oreo or chocolate sandwich cookies,
•     crushed into crumbs, about 1 1/4 cups
• 1/4 cup melted butter

Directions

1. Combine crumbs and butter in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Press into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
2. Raspberry Sauce
   2 packages frozen raspberries,
       thawed but not drained
   1/2 cup granulated sugar
   1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
3. in a food processor or blender, puree raspberries. Add sugar and lemon juice and process for 15 seconds. Refrigerate until ready to use.
4. Filling
   3 (8 ounce) packages softened cream cheese
   1 cup granulated sugar
   1/2 cup sour cream
   4 eggs
   1 teaspoon vanilla extract
   4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
       in double boiler and cooled
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
6. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in sour cream. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla extract and melted chocolate, mixing until well combined.
7. Pour into prepared crust and bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely away from drafts or open windows or doors or cracks will form.
8. Refrigerate cheesecake overnight to allow flavors to settle.