Passover Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs


• preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). in a small bowl, stir together the crushed macaroons and butter. press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven; remove and cool.
• 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.
• combine the chocolate chips and butter in a small microwave-safe dish. heat at 30 second intervals until melted, stirring at each interval. stir into the cream cheese batter. pour the batter over the cooled crust and smooth the top.
• bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until the center appears solid when jiggled slightly.