Chocolate-Irish Cream Cheesecake

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Image Credit: Christine

Chocolate-Irish Cream Cheesecake

“This year, when I thought of St. Patrick’s Day desserts, visions of chocolate and Irish Cream danced in my head.  I quickly hit the Internet, to see if I could find something, and was greeted with an abundance of Irish Cream desserts.  Some of them were pretty intense.  I chose this one because, well, it just sounded really good.  I don’t mind booze in a dessert, but I don’t like “boozy desserts”.  Does that make sense?  This cheesecake seemed like the perfect combination of all things Irish Creamy and chocolate.  I knew I had to give it a try.” Christine

Ingredients:

1 package Nabisco Chocolate Wafers, finely crushed

10 tablespoons butter, melted

½ teaspoon cinnamon

3 – 8 ounces packages cream cheese (I used reduced-fat), softened

8 ounces sour cream

1 cup sugar

8 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled slightly

3 eggs

½ cup Irish Cream liqueur

2 tablespoons whipping cream or milk

2 teaspoons vanilla

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

Combine the chocolate wafer crumbs, melted butter, and cinnamon in a small bowl.

Carefully, press the crust into the bottom and partially up the sides of a 9 or 10 inch spring form 

pan.

In a large bowl....

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