Frozen Chocolate Cheesecake
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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Frozen Chocolate Cheesecake
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients:
1-1/2
cups chocolate or vanilla wafer cookie crumbs
1/3
cup margarine or butter, melted
10
ounces (1-1/4 packages) cream cheese, softened
1/2
cup sugar
1
cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1
teaspoon vanilla
1-1/3
cups thawed frozen nondairy whipped topping
3/4
cup chopped pecans
Chocolate Curls (recipe follows)
Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 325°F.
2.
Combine cookie crumbs and margarine in small bowl; press onto bottom and side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake 10 minutes. Cool crust completely in pan on wire rack.
3.
Combine cream cheese and sugar in large bowl. Gradually stir melted chocolate chips and vanilla into cheese mixture. Gently fold whipped topping into cheese mixture; fold in pecans. Pour cheese filling into prepared crust and freeze until firm. Garnish with Chocolate Curls.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: | |
| Sodium | 308 mg |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 56 g |
| Cholesterol | 39 mg |
| Total Fat | 42 g |
| Calories | 594 |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 6-1/2 |
| Fruit | 2 |
| Starch | 2-1/2 |
Chocolate Curls
Ingredients:
3/4
cup semisweet chocolate chips
Preparation:
1.
Melt chocolate chips in small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Spread chocolate on cold baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes. Slip tip of straight-sided metal spatula under chocolate. Push spatula firmly along baking sheet, so chocolate curls as it is pushed up. Place curls on waxed paper.
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