Our Best Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp butter melted
• 24 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 3  eggs 
• 1.5 cups oreo cookies crushed finely
• 8 oz baker's semi-sweet chocolate cooled melted
• 1.5 cups strawberries 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 tsp vanilla 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• blender
• springform pan

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325F.
2. Combine cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
3. Bake 10 min.
4. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended.
5. Add chocolate; mix well.
6. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
7. Pour over crust.
8. Bake 45 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
9. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours. Top with strawberries just before serving.