This easy Baked Chocolate Cheesecake recipe is filled with chocolatey goodness from bottom to top as it is made with Oreos, and lots of chocolates partnered with cream cheese!
The crust is made with Oreos, sugar, and butter, which creates a firm and delicious base for this baked good. Meanwhile, the filling is rich with sweet chocolate along with cream cheese which makes it so thick and creamy with the incredible sweetness you can never turn down.
The topping is the same as the crust, just as sweet but more crumbly to the touch, which definitely adds more depth to the whole dish. It's the ultimate chocolate cheesecake, oozing with richness and melting in your mouth with its velvety smooth texture.
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Easy Baked Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe
You can always serve this excellent dish as a dessert since its classic sweetness and delightful creamy twist will be the perfect end to a full-course meal you have prepared for your family or friends.
What a decadent snack a slice of this cheesecake would be as well! Make sure to cut some slices for your afternoon snack, either for tea or fresh juice. With how delicious this cheesecake is, it would come as no surprise if you also think of including it in a birthday party menu.
Celebrate special occasions with this cheesecake on the list, and enjoy its sweetness.
Why Does This Recipe Work?
Chocolate Cheesecake is always one of the cakes you will have a hard time saying no with. This particular recipe for the said dish will surely make you even more excited to try out making this cheesecake in the comfort of your kitchen. Here are some of the best things that make up this recipe:
- This Baked Chocolate Cheesecake is the definition of simple and luscious.
- Making this recipe is so easy, and it requires no expert skills or fancy baking tools, just the typical classic ones you have in your kitchen. With how quickly and easily this dish comes together, it is really surprising how delicious the result could be.
- This rich chocolate cheesecake is the perfect dessert for any occasion, formal or casual.
- This recipe has been tested many times now, and everything about it is just perfect. As long as you stick to the instructions and follow everything being said, you will be fine, and the cheesecake you will be making will be of excellent quality.
- Call your kids and let them help you make this cheesecake to have a bonding time with them over something wholesome and delicious.
- Chocolatey, rich, and smooth. This cheesecake is everything you are looking for in a Chocolate Cheesecake. Do not waste your time saying no to this recipe because it is already all that you wish for in a cheesecake.
Ingredients
Oreo Cookies. The crust for this recipe is made up of Oreos. Its subtle cocoa flavor and mild chocolatey taste make Oreo the best base flavor for this dish.
Powdered Sugar. It helps sweeten the Oreos since they only have mild sweetness in them and a more chocolatey taste. Powdered sugar also helps texture the crust.
Butter. It allows the Oreos and powdered sugar to be thoroughly combined to make the crust. Butter also creates a more delicate and luscious crust for this recipe.
Milk. You should use milk to combine and melt all dry materials in this recipe.
Semi-Sweet Chocolate. We do not want an intense sweetness for this recipe but rather an intense chocolatey taste. Hence, you need to use semisweet chocolate. They are easy to find, so no worries!
Cream Cheese. To make your filling extra thick, creamy, and delicious, you need to add cream cheese! And what cheesecake does not have cream cheese to it? The cream cheese adds a mild sweetness and slightly pleasant tang, perfect for the dish.
Granulated Sugar. Granulated sugar is easy to melt, making it the perfect sugar to use as a sweetener for the filling.
Eggs. Eggs help build the structure of your filling by thickening the filling mixture as well.
Vanilla Extract. Vanilla extract brightens and enhances the flavor of this dish.
All-Purpose Flour. All-purpose flour helps in forming the structure of the filling mixture.
How to Make Baked Chocolate Cheesecake - Step By Step
One: Preheat the oven to 350°F/170°C and grease a 9" springform pan with butter.
Two: To make the Oreo crust: Put the cookies and sugar in the food processor, and pulse until fine crumbs (reserve 1 tablespoon for topping). Or put them in a plastic bag and smash with a rolling pin.
Three: Add the melted butter, and beat until the mixture is evenly crumbly.
Four: Now, press the mixture into the bottom and sides of the pan.
Five: Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let it cool.
Six: To make the cheesecake filling: In a microwave-safe bowl, add milk and chopped chocolate and microwave for 30-60 seconds or until the chocolate melt.
Seven: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cream cheese and sugar until combined using an electric hand mixer, add the eggs one at a time.
Eight: Add the vanilla extract, then, stir in the flour.
Nine: Add the melted chocolate mixture, and whisk until combined.
Ten: Now, pour the filling on top of the crust and bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
Eleven: Turn off the oven, and allow the cake to cool completely. Sprinkle an even layer of the reserved cookie crumbs on top of the cheesecake, then refrigerate the cheesecake until ready to serve.
Top Tips!
- You'll want to use room-temperature cream cheese. Make sure it's nice and soft for your cheesecake by letting it sit out of the fridge for a while before you start baking. That way, your cheesecake batter will be smooth and free of lumps.
- Use a full-fat cream cheese block; not the low-fat or spreadable varieties. If you want your cheesecake to be velvety smooth, deliciously rich, and keep its shape, you need the thick, fat variety.
- Before cutting into the cheesecake, chill it in the refrigerator. Cheesecake is best when chilled for at least a few hours before being cut.
- You may hand mixe your filling. No amount of strength or effort will result in a smooth enough cheesecake batter if you try to mix it by hand with a whisk.
- Grease the pan regardless of whether or not it is nonstick. If any cake batter gets stuck around the edges, it will tug on the cake as it bakes, causing the sides to break. Use a cooking spray and give it a quick spritz.
Recipe Variations
- You may use Graham Crackers or digestive biscuits instead of Oreos for this recipe.
- Add sour cream to enhance the slight tang that the cream cheese possesses. Sour cream also helps thicken the filling.
- Add a bit of cocoa powder to the filling mixture to add more chocolatey flavor and color.
- Some would add espresso powder for an enhanced flavor. Only do so if you don't mind the caffeine.
- Use chocolate chips or dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.
- Top your creamy chocolate cheesecake with chocolate ganache or chocolate shavings for extra chocolate flavor or whipped cream.
Serving Suggestions
There are a few different ways to serve it. Some people prefer it plain with a glass of fruit juice, while others prefer it with coffee or icing sugar and double cream.
Storage
To store: The best way to keep this cheesecake is by refrigerating it in an airtight container. It can be kept for a week in the fridge.
To freeze: Make sure to wrap each slice in tin foil before placing it in the freezer; they will last for 1-2 months in the freezer. Reheating should not be done; just thaw it overnight in the fridge.
Recipe FAQs
We are using Oreos and flour in this recipe, both have gluten in them, making this recipe not gluten-free at all.
You don't have to stick with Oreos or other cookies for this recipe, as you are free to use Graham crackers as well.
The most important thing to get crack-free cheesecake is to use all the ingredients at room temperature, don't open the oven door while baking, don't overbake it and finally, allow the baked cheesecake to cool completely.
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Recipe
Baked Chocolate Cheesecake
Ingredients
For the crust
- 24 Oreos cookies
- ¼ cup Powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoon butter , melted
For the Filling
- 2 cup semi-sweet chocolate , chopped
- 680 g cream cheese , room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 4 large eggs , at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/170°C and grease a 9" springform pan with butter.
To make the crust
- Put the cookies and sugar in the food processor, and pulse until crumbs (reserve 1 tablespoon for topping).24 Oreos cookies, ¼ cup Powdered sugar
- Add the melted butter, and beat until the mixture is evenly crumbly.4 tablespoon butter
- Now, press the mixture into the bottom and sides of the pan.
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let it cool.
To make the filling
- In a microwave-safe bowl, add milk and chopped chocolate and microwave for 30-60 seconds or until the chocolate melt.2 cup semi-sweet chocolate, ½ cup milk
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the cream cheese and sugar until combined.680 g cream cheese, 1 cup granulated sugar
- Add the eggs one at a time and vanilla. Then, stir in the flour.4 large eggs, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract, 2 tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
- Add the chocolate mixture, and whisk until combined.
- Now, pour the filling on top of the crust and bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
- Turn off the oven, and allow the cake to cool completely. Sprinkle the reserved crumbs on top, then refrigerate the cheesecake until ready to serve.
Notes
- You'll want to use room-temperature cream cheese. Make sure it's nice and soft for your cheesecake by letting it sit out of the fridge for a while before you start baking. That way, your cheesecake batter will be smooth and free of lumps.
- Use a full-fat cream cheese block; not the low-fat or spreadable varieties. If you want your cheesecake to be velvety smooth, deliciously rich, and keep its shape, you need the thick, fat variety.
- Before cutting into the cheesecake, chill it in the refrigerator. Cheesecake is best when chilled for at least a few hours before being cut.
- You may hand mixe your filling. No amount of strength or effort will result in a smooth enough cheesecake batter if you try to mix it by hand with a whisk.
- Grease the pan regardless of whether or not it is nonstick. If any cake batter gets stuck around the edges, it will tug on the cake as it bakes, causing the sides to break. Use a cooking spray and give it a quick spritz.
Variations
- You may use Graham Crackers or digestive biscuits instead of Oreos for this recipe.
- Add sour cream to enhance the slight tang that the cream cheese possesses. Sour cream also helps thicken the filling.
- Add a bit of cocoa powder to the filling mixture to add more chocolatey flavor and color.
- Some would add espresso powder for an enhanced flavor. Only do so if you don't mind the caffeine.
- Use chocolate chips or dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.
- Top your cheesecake with chocolate ganache or chocolate shavings for extra chocolate flavor or whipped cream.
Elsie
Creamy and chocolatey! I liked that the recipe didn't have heavy cream in it.
Sara
I’ve made this recipe, and it tastes so good. Thank you for sharing it.
Rooth
Delicious and easy to make! My family love all kind of cheesecakes. Thanks!