Swirls of rich chocolate sauce make a decadent topping in this homemade cheesecake recipe.
Kritsada Panichgul
Can’t decide between a chocolate dessert recipe and a vanilla one?
Try this elegant marbleized cheesecake recipe that offers the best of both worlds inside a delicious graham cracker crust.
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This easy chocolate swirl cheesecake recipe starts with a vanilla filling that’s topped with dots of meltedchocolate sauce.
For this recipe, we recommend finishing the chocolate cheesecake with fresh raspberries and a homemade raspberry sauce.
Does This Recipe Require a Water Bath?
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No, you do not need to do a water bath to make this recipe turn out perfectly.
However, we provided both methods in the recipe.
If you opt out of the water bath, watch your cheesecake carefully so it doesn’t over bake.
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Stir in melted butter.
Beat in milk until smooth.
Pour filling into crust-lined pan.
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Dot with melted chocolate and use a thin metal spatula to marble.
Place pan in a shallow baking pan (see optional Water Bath Method, below).
Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
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Using a small sharp knife, loosen the crust from sides of pan; cool for 30 minutes.
Remove the sides of the pan; cool cheesecake completely on rack.
Cover and chill at least 4 hours before serving.
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If desired, serve with Raspberry Sauce or fresh rasberries.
Place 1-1/2 cups fresh raspberries or thawed frozen raspberries in a blender container or food processor bowl.
Cover and blend or process until berries are smooth.
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Press berries through a fine-mesh sieve; discard seeds.
Repeat with another 1-1/2 cups raspberries.
(You should have 1 cup of sieved berries.)
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In a medium saucepan, stir together 1/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cornstarch.
Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.
Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
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Makes about 1 cup sauce.
Water Bath Method
Prepare crust as directed.
Place the crust-lined springform pan on a double layer of 18x12-inch heavy-duty aluminum foil.
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Bring edges of foil up and mold around sides of pan to form a watertight seal.
Prepare filling as directed and pour into prepared pan.
Place in a roasting pan and pour enough hot water around pan to reach halfway up the sides.
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Remove from water bath and cool and chill as directed in step 4.
2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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