German Chocolate Cheesecake
Garnished with a gooey coconut and pecan topping, this baked chocolate cheesecake with an OREO Cookie crust is a great dessert recipe for entertaining.
Prep time30 min
Total time6hr 0min
ServingsMakes 16 servings.
Ingredients
- 18 OREO Cookies, finely crushed
- 3 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 3 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup flour
- ¾ cup sugar, divided
- 1 pkg. (4 oz.) sweet baking chocolate, melted
- 2½ tsp. vanilla, divided
- 4 eggs, divided
- ⅓ cup canned evaporated milk
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup sweetened flaked coconut
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Preparation
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Combine cookie crumbs and 3 Tbsp. butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 min.
- Beat cream cheese, flour and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add chocolate and 2 tsp. vanilla; mix well. Add 3 eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
- Bake 45 to 50 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan.
- Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
- Pour milk into small saucepan. Add 1/4 cup butter, and remaining sugar, egg and vanilla; cook on medium-low heat until butter is completely melted and mixture is thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut and pecans; cool completely.
- Spread coconut mixture over cheesecake just before serving.
Recipe Tips
- Size-Wise
Since this indulgent special-occasion dessert makes 16 servings, it's the perfect dessert to serve at your next party. - How to Soften the Cream Cheese
Place completely unwrapped packages of cream cheese in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 min. or until slightly softened.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 400 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 29g | |
| Saturated fat 16g | |
| Trans fat .5g | |
| Cholesterol 105mg | |
| Sodium 250mg | |
| Carbohydrate 29g | |
| Dietary fiber 1g | |
| Total sugars 20g | |
| Added sugars 14g | |
| Protein 6g | |
| Vitamin A | 20 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 0 %DV |
| Vitamin D | 0 %DV |
| Calcium | 6 %DV |
| Iron | 10 %DV |
| Potassium | 2 %DV |
