Passover Chocolate Cheesecake
Description
This cheesecake is kosher for Passover with a chocolate macaroon crust. Great for a Seder dessert. Very rich.
Ingredients
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2 1/2 cups crushed chocolate macaroon cookies
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1/3 cup butter, melted
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3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
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1 cup white sugar
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4 teaspoons matzo meal
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1/4 cup milk
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 eggs
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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1 teaspoon butter
Directions
1
Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2
In a small bowl, stir together the crushed macaroons and butter.
3
Press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven; remove and cool.
4
In a medium bowl, stir cream cheese and sugar together until well blended. Stir in matzo meal, milk and vanilla until smooth. Mix in the eggs one at a time.
5
Combine the chocolate chips and butter in a small microwave-safe dish. Heat at 30 second intervals until melted, stirring at each interval.
6
Stir into the cream cheese batter. Pour the batter over the cooled crust and smooth the top.
7
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until the center appears solid when jiggled slightly.