Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

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One of my families favorite dessert is cheesecake. This creamy cheesecake is loaded with mini chocolate chips and a graham cracker crust. If you’ve never baked a cheesecake before, this is an easy recipe to start with.

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Recipe by Diane BeckerCourse: Cakes, Desserts
Servings

16

servings

Ingredients

  • Crust

  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs

  • 3 Tablespoons melted butter

  • 3 Tablespoons sugar

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  • Cheesecake Batter

  • 24 ounces cream cheese, softened

  • ¾ cup sugar

  • ¼ cup flour

  • 3 eggs

  • ½ cup sour cream

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • In a medium sized bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and sugar.
  • Pat the crumbs into the bottom and partially up the sides of a 9 inch spring form pan.
  • Bake for ten minutes and while its, baking, prepare the cheesecake batter.
  • When the crust has been removed from the oven, lower the temperature to 325 degrees.
  • Cheesecake Batter
  • In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and flour until well blended.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  • Blend in sour cream and vanilla.
  • Stir in chips.
  • Pour over crust and bake at 325 degrees for 55 minutes.
  • Loosen cake from rim of pan with a knife. Cool before removing rim.

Notes

  • When making cheesecake, I always place an ovenproof dish filled with water on the lowest rack of the oven. The moisture helps prevent the cheesecake from cracking.

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