Mint Choco Chip Cheesecake

MintChocoCheeseCake? Yes.

Good morning fellow bakers!

What a glorious morning it is, indeed! In fact, it's the perfect day to do some baking! Therefore, you must try this new recipe I found.

I just absolutely love mint and chocolate and cheesecake. And when you put them together, what do you get? Mint Choco Chip Cheesecake!! 

There really is nothing more to be said. You just need to try it because it was absolutely mouth-watering. The creamy cheesy taste infused with mint and that shot of chocolate. YUM.

Ingredients:

Base:

• 13 Domino Cookies
• 13 Mint Domino Cookies
• 5 tbs melted butter

Cheesecake

• 300g of cream cheese, softened
• 400 g condensed milk
• 3 eggs
• 2-3 tsp peppermint extract
• green food colouring
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tsp flour

Topping

• 1/2 cup of chocolate pieces
•   2 tpsb milk

Instructions:

 Preheat oven to 148C/300 F 

For the Base:
 
1) Crush the cookies until they become small pieces 
2) Add the melted butter and continue to crush until they become moistened.
3) Place cookie crumbles in a spring-form pan and press tightly
 

For the Cheesecake:
 

1) Beat the softend cream cheese until it becomes light and fluffy
2) Add the condensed milk and mix until fully incorporated.
3) Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well.
4) Add the peppermint extract and green colouring and mix well.
5) In a small bowl, mix the chocolate chips with the flour.
6) Stir 1/2 cup of choco chips into the cheesecake mixture
7) Pour the mixture into the springform pan
8) Sprinkle the remaining choco chips on top of the cheesecake
9) Bake for 1 hour
10) Once done, immediately run a knife along the edge of the pan and do not remove the sides until completely cooled.

 

For the Topping:
1) Heat the chocolate pieces in microwave for 30 seconds until melted
2) Mix in the tbps of milk  
3) Drizzle on top of cheesecake and voila!
 

So that was pretty easy right? So go in to your kitchen and try this out! We hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did!

Love,

Keshi