Triple-Chocolate Cheesecake

Name: Triple-Chocolate Cheesecake
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 345 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 24 OREO Cookies, crushed (about 2 cups); 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted; 1½ pkg. white baking chocolate (6 oz.), divided; 4 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened, divided; 1 cup sugar, divided; ½ tsp. vanilla; 3 eggs; 3 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate, divided; 1 tub frozen whipped topping, thawed

Good things come in threes. In this case, three kinds of chocolate in your newest go-to dessert. Oreo Cookies plus melted chocolate plus white chocolate equals deliciousness.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 16 servings.

Ingredient list

24 OREO Cookies, crushed (about 2 cups)
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
1½ pkg. (4 oz. each) white baking chocolate (6 oz.), divided
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened, divided
1 cup sugar, divided
½ tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
3 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate, divided
1 tub (8 oz.) frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

Heat oven to 325ºF.

Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Melt 5 oz. white chocolate as directed on package; cool slightly.

Beat 3 pkg. cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add melted white chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

Bake 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool completely. Meanwhile, melt 2 oz. semi-sweet chocolate; cool.

Beat remaining cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add melted semi-sweet chocolate; mix well. Whisk in whipped topping; spread over cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours. Garnish with chocolate curls from remaining white and semi-sweet chocolates.

Recipe Tips

Size-Wise
Need a sweet treat to serve a crowd? Try this chocolatey dessert! Since it serves 16 people, it easily fits the bill.
Variation
Substitute foil-lined 13x9-inch pan for the springform pan. Mix crust ingredients as directed. Press onto bottom of prepared pan; cover with prepared filling. Bake 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely in pan. Spread with whipped topping mixture. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use ends of foil to remove cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.
How to Make Chocolate Curls
Warm 1 oz. chocolate by microwaving it on HIGH for a few seconds or just until you can smudge the chocolate with your thumb. Hold the piece steadily and draw a vegetable peeler slowly over flat bottom of chocolate, allowing a thin layer to curl as it is peeled off the bottom of the chocolate piece to make long, delicate curls. Or to make shorter curls, use the same technique using the narrow side of the chocolate piece.