This Decadent Frosted Chocolate Chip Cheesecake is one of the best cheesecakes ever! And you can’t beat that fluffy chocolate frosting!
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I love desserts of all kinds, but if I had to pick a favorite, I’m pretty sure that it would be cheesecake.
There’s just something about that little bit of tart flavor mixed with the sweetness that gets me every.single.time. I’m such a fan, that I even got my husband, who used to think he didn’t like cheesecake that much, converted into a cheesecake lover!
The downside of that is that I now have to share my cheesecake. 🙂 But it also means that I make it more often than I used to because he gets hungry for it, so that’s definitely a major plus!
I don’t know about you, but making cheesecake used to intimidate me. I’d heard all those things about it being sort of touchy, how it cracks easily and how hard it is to get the cheesecake mixture the correct consistency.
So for a long time, I didn’t even try making my own and would instead just enjoy a slice every once in a while when we ate out.
But then I came across this Decadent Frosted Chocolate Chip Cheesecake recipe and knew that I had to give it a try because we love chocolate chip anything. Plus it was a frosted cheesecake.
So hey, if it cracked, I had nothing to worry about because I could just cover the cracks up with that creamy chocolate frosting!
The thing is, I soon discovered that making your own cheesecake really isn’t that difficult. Basically, you want to be sure to not overbake it- it’s actually done when the center of the cheesecake still looks a little jiggly.
The other thing that you need to remember is to not over mix the batter. You want to blend the ingredients just until they are mixed in, but no longer than absolutely necessary.
And I’ve also found that my filling is much more smooth if I have my refrigerated ingredients like eggs and cream cheese at room temperature when I make the cheesecake.
The creamy chocolate frosting is a fun addition to this cheesecake. And while I’m sure it would be good without the frosting, it really does give it that extra wow factor- in both taste and looks!
Decadent Frosted Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
Decadent Frosted Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 2 cups crushed Oreo cookies (approximately 18 cookies)
- 6 tbsp. butter, melted
- 3 packages cream cheese (8 oz. each), softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 4 oz. milk chocolate (candy bar or milk chocolate chips)
- 2 cup Cool Whip (link for my Homemade Cool Whip in Notes below)
- chocolate to grate for garnish
Instructions
For the Crust
- Combine Oreo cookie and butter.
- Press into the bottom and slightly up side of a greased 10 in. springform pan. Chill for 15 min.
For the Filling
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
- Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips and once combined, pour into crust.
- Place pan on baking sheet (it will leak some, so this is important!). Bake at 325 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes or until center is almost set.
- Cool for 10 min., then run a knife carefully around the edge of the pan to loosen.
- Cool at room temp for 1 hr. then refrigerate for at least 6 hrs, before serving.
For the Frosting
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt 4 oz. milk chocolate (do this at small intervals of time and stir between each interval so that you don’t scorch the chocolate). Cool to room temperature.
- Once cool, stir in whipped topping. Frost cheesecake. If desired, garnish with grated chocolate.
Notes
- Click for Homemade Cool Whip recipe
- A 9 in. springform pan can be used instead, baking time may need to be changed though.
- The cheesecake can be made a day or two in advance, however, it’s best to wait to make the frosting until no more than several hours in advance.
Recipe adapted from this Taste of Home recipe.
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Senthil Muthiah
On Step 3 it says 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips. In the ingredient list, it says 1 cup. Which one is right?
ThriftyFrugalMom
Thanks for catching that, Senthil! It should be just 1 cup of chocolate chips. I recently changed what I use for my recipe plugin and I think the error must have happened in the switch. I verified all the rest of the ingredients and directions too, and everything else looks fine. Going to update the recipe now!