A wonderful addition to any holiday meal, the chocolate and cranberry additions to this cheesecake make it a hit. Read on to learn make chocolate cranberry cheesecake.
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350. In bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, crushed ginger cookies, sugar and flour with melted butter. Press into bottom and up sides of springform pan.
2. Melt chocolate chips in small saucepan slowly adding cranberry sauce until all chocolate is melted. Set aside.
3. In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla and beat on low until combined. Set aside 3/4 cup of mixture and pour the rest into prepared crust.
4. Spread chocolate cranberry mixture on top of cheescake mix in pan. Cover with remaining cheesecake mixture. Gently run a knife through cheesecake to make a marble effect in the cheesecake batter. Place pan in shallow baking dish and bake for 45 minutes or until center of cheesecake appears set.
5. Cool on wire rack at least 15 minutes before loosening crust from sides of pan. Cool for an additional 30 minutes before removing sides. Cover and refrigerate at least four hours before serving
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