Passover Chocolate Cheesecake

Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 45 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

This cheesecake is kosher for Passover with a chocolate macaroon crust. Great for a Seder dessert. Very rich.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups crushed chocolate macaroon cookies
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup white sugar
4 teaspoons matzo meal
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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.