Wealthy, creamy and indulgent, this Toffee Chocolate Cheesecake is one of the best mixture of vanilla and chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate cookie base after which topped with crunchy toffee bits. It’s a formidable dessert that can be a brand new favourite!

I like cheesecake! This love affair began again in Canada when a pal and I first splurged on it at a elaborate restaurant and it continues in the present day. I’ve made cheesecake for each season: caramel apple cheesecake tarts within the fall and summer season blended berry cheesecake in the summertime. 

 

This toffee chocolate cheesecake although is dense, creamy and stuffed with one of the best chocolate cheesecake and vanilla cheesecake taste! 

It’s completely different from my toffee caramel no bake cheesecake and no bake brownie cheesecake parfait as it’s baked to realize the proper texture. And wonderful it’s! The creamy dessert is certain to impress your friends while you serve it! 

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Showstopper dessert: This chocolate marble cheesecake is a formidable dessert! It’s good for holidays like Valentine’s Day and even birthdays! 
• Dense texture: It’s much like a New York style-cheesecake with a easy texture from the addition of heavy cream! 
• Wealthy and creamy: Cream cheese and wealthy chocolate are the proper mixture. The cookie crust and toffee topping simply add to the flavour!
• Two flavors in a single: With each chocolate cheesecake and a traditional cheesecake swirled collectively you don’t have to decide on between one or the opposite.

Recipe Substances

• Cookie base: Chocolate wafer cookies (or plain chocolate cookies) and butter make a strong crunchy crust for the creamy cheesecake. 
• Cream cheese: Full fats cream cheese that’s softened to room temperature. 
• Granulated sugar: Provides a candy style to the filling. 
• Eggs: Two massive eggs are wanted to bind the filling.
• Vanilla extract: Provides wealthy taste to each the vanilla and chocolate cheesecake.
• Greek yogurt: Provides a slight tang to the filling. 
• Heavy cream: Softens the cream cheese and provides moisture.
• Darkish chocolate:  high quality darkish chocolate that has been melted and cooled iis wanted for the chocolate cheesecake filling.

Substitutions And Variations 

• Greek yogurt: Bitter cream might be substituted for the Greek yogurt. 
• Crust: As a substitute of a chocolate cookie crust or Oreo cookie crust, attempt a vanilla cookie crust, graham cracker crust and even this Italian chocolate pie crust for additional decadence. In case you use a pie crust make sure you blind bake it for about 10 minutes.
• Particular person desserts: Make these into mini cheesecakes through the use of a mini cheesecake pan! Baking time will lower to round 20 minutes. 
• Chocolate: I like darkish chocolate on this recipe, however you’ll be able to semi-sweet chocolate or milk chocolate if most popular. 
• Toffee bits: Any toffee bits you want can be utilized! Heath bar bits or Skor sweet bits each work.

How To Make Toffee Chocolate Cheesecake

To begin, make your cookie crust. Combine the chocolate wafer cookie crumbs and melted butter then press down on the underside of the ready springform cake pan that has been wrapped in foil. Bake for a couple of minutes, put aside to chill.

Make the filling subsequent! In a medium bowl on low pace beat the cream cheese, sugar and salt till creamy. Then beat in eggs one after the other, add vanilla additional, Greek yogurt and cream. 

Take away half the combination to a clear bowl and whisk within the cooled melted chocolate.

Pour the vanilla combination on prime of the cookie base then pour the chocolate combination on prime and swirl with the tip of a knife.

Place the springform pan wrapped in foil in a excessive sided pan with tall sides. Add sufficient water to succeed in half the highest of the cake pan. Place the pan rigorously within the oven and bake.

As soon as executed, flip the oven off, depart the door open a crack and let the cake cool. Take away the cake from the oven, then the water tub after which lastly take away the foil. Run a knife across the cheesecake edge and let cool fully at room temperature earlier than refrigerating till very agency. Earlier than serving, prime the vanilla and chocolate cheesecake with toffee bits!

Professional Suggestions

• Room temperature elements: Bringing your elements to room temperature helps them combine higher collectively for a smoother texture. 
• Use full fats cream cheese: You’ll need full fats cream cheese that is available in brick kind. 
• Preserve the mixer on low pace: As you make the batter, hold the mixer on low pace. This helps to not incorporate air into the batter. Extra air within the batter could cause your cheesecake to crack! 
• Comply with cooling directions: It’s tempting to wish to dive proper into your cheesecake, however cooling your cheesecake fully will assist it obtain one of the best consistency.
• Repair cheesecake cracks: In case your cheesecake cracks whereas cooling and even throughout the baking course of, simply cowl it with a chocolate glaze, ganache or caramel sauce and a few further toffee bits earlier than serving. 
• To make clear slices: Use a heat, sharp knife that has been dried after which after every lower, wipe the blade fully clear. 

Storage Directions

This chocolate cheesecake must be saved within the fridge or freezer. Retailer cheesecake in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as every week if it lasts that lengthy.

You too can freeze the cheesecake for as much as 3 months. Cool fully, then freeze particular person slices or the entire cheesecake till agency. Wrap in plastic wrap then in foil and retailer in a freezer secure bag or container. Thaw in a single day within the fridge, unwrap and luxuriate in.

Do I Have To Use A Water Tub?

Sure, that is one of the best ways to realize the appropriate texture on this chocolate marble cheesecake. It helps the cheesecake bake tall and fluffy plus prevents the middle from sinking.

Why Did My Cheesecake Crack?

There could possibly be a number of seemingly the explanation why your cheesecake cracked! Both it was over-baked, cooled too rapidly or the batter was over-mixed. Don’t fret, although! It’ll nonetheless style wonderful, simply add some toffee bits or further decorations to the highest! 

How To Inform When The Cheesecake Is Performed?

The cheesecake is finished when the surface of the cake seems barely puffed and set. The within must also jiggle, like Jell-o, while you gently shake the pan. 

Do I Want To Use A Springform Pan?

This toffee chocolate and vanilla cheesecake is finest when baked in an 8-inch springform pan, though it’s also possible to make it in a 9-inch springform pan nevertheless it simply received’t be as tall. 

If you want to make this into cheesecake bars, you’ll be able to bake it in a 9×13-inch parchment lined baking pan for round 40 minutes. On this case, I might place a water tray on the underside rack of the oven.

Extra Cheesecake Recipes

So in case you are lover of the whole lot chocolate and toffee then this Toffee Chocolate Cheesecake is simply what you want! Let me know when you attempt it. Take pleasure in!

Up to date from October 15, 2016

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