Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake

Total Time: 6 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (6 oz)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f in medium bowl, combine crust ingredients; mix well. press in bottom and 1 inch up sides of ungreased 10 inch springform pan.
• 2 in large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in sugar and almond extract until smooth. add 1/2 cup whipping cream; blend well.
• 3 spoon 3 1/2 cups cream cheese mixture iunto crust-lined pan, spreading evenly. carefully spoon 1 cup pie filling evenly over cream cheese layer (reserve reamining pie filling for topping). spoon remaining cram cheese mixture evenly over pie filling.
• 4 bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes
• 5 or until center is set. cool in pan on cooling rack 1 hour.
• 6 in 1 quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup whipping cream to boiling over medium-high heat. remove from heat. stir in chocolate chips until melted.
• 7 line cookie sheet with waxed paper. remove side of pan. place cheesecake on paper-lined cookie sheet. spread glaze over colled cheesecake, allowing some to flow down side. refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight. served topped with remaining pie fillings.