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Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cheesecake




Source of Recipe


justmecookin.com


List of Ingredients





Pastry Crust (recipe follows)
3 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 package (10 oz.) frozen sliced strawberries with syrup, thawed
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
1 teaspoon strawberry extract
4 or 5 drops red food color (optional)
1 cup Mini Chips Semi-Sweet Chocolate
Sweetened whipped cream (optional)
Fresh strawberries (optional)


Recipe




Prepare Pastry Crust. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Puree strawberries with syrup in food processor or blender; add to cream cheese mixture. Blend in flour, eggs, strawberry extract and food color. Stir in small chocolate chips. Pour into prepared crust.

Bake 10 minutes; without opening oven door, decrease oven temperature to 250°F; continue baking 50 to 60 minutes or until set. Loosen cheesecake from side of pan; cool to room temperature.

Refrigerate several hours or overnight; remove side of pan. Serve topped with sweetened whipped cream and strawberries.

Pastry Crust----
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Heat oven to 450°F. In small bowl, beat butter and sugar untilcreamy; blend in egg. Add flour; mix well. Spread dough on bottom and 1-1/2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 5 minutes; cool.