Triple Layer Cherry Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • 40 chocolate wafer cookies, ground
  • ¼ cup melted butter
  • 24 ounces soft cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • 1 can cherry pie filling

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven 325.
  2. Combine ground cookies and butter.
  3. Press into 8 inch springform pan and 1 inch up the sides.
  4. Bake 10 mins and cool.
  5. Beat cream cheese.
  6. Add sugar.
  7. Add one egg at a time.
  8. Add cream and vanilla until smooth.
  9. Transfer 1½ cups batter to a bowl and stir in the melted chocolate.
  10. Pour half the plain batter over crust.
  11. Pour on chocolate batter and spread carefully.
  12. Top with rest of plain batter.
  13. Bake in a cheesecake moat for 45 minutes.
  14. Cool and then chill overnight.
  15. Top with cherry filling, extra melted chocolate if desired and serve!