fbnr.comCheesecake 5 Ways
Makes 10 to 12 servings
Cheesecake 5 Ways: Mocha Cheesecake
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Cheesecake 5 Ways: Mocha Cheesecake


Ingredients
  Crumb Crust (recipe follows)
3 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
   
1. Prepare Crumb Crust. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Pour into prepared crust.
3. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until almost set.* Remove from oven to wire rack. With knife, loosen cake from side of pan. Cool completely; remove side of pan.
4. Cover; refrigerate several hours or until chilled. Just before serving, garnish as desired. Cover and refrigerate leftover cheesecake.
*Cheesecakes are less likely to crack if baked in a water bath.
 
Crumb Crust   Heat oven to 350°F. Stir together 1 cup graham cracker crumbs and 2 tablespoons sugar in small bowl; blend in 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted butter or margarine, mixing well. Press mixture onto bottom and 1/2 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool.
 
Chocolate Cheesecake   Increase sugar to 1-1/4 cups and add 1/3 cup HERSHEY'®S Cocoa. Increase vanilla extract to 1-1/2 teaspoons.
 
Toffee Bits Cheesecake   Prepare cheesecakes as directed. Stir 1-1/3 cups (8-ounce package) HEATH® BITS 'O BRICKLE® Toffee Bits into batter.
 
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake   Prepare cheesecake as directed. Stir 1 to 1-1/2 cups HERSHEY'®S Mini Chips® Semi-Sweet Chocolate into batter.
 
Mocha Cheesecake   Prepare Chocolate Cheesecake, using HERSHEY'®S SPECIAL DARK® Cocoa. Add 1-1/2 teaspoons instant coffee granules to batter.
 
Mocha Toffee with Chocolate Chips Cheesecake   Prepare Mocha Cheesecake as directed. Stir 3/4 cup HEATH® BITS 'O BRICKLE® Toffee Bits and 3/4 cup HERSHEY'®S Mini Chips® Semi-Sweet Chocolate into batter.
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