Nae's Heart

So after church tonight we had a Fall Fellowship. ¬†Everyone brings soup, bread and pie. ¬†James made the soup and it was delicious, but he will have to post that recipe. ¬†He picked out the pie recipe (Taste of Home 2009 Quick Cooking Annual Recipes) but I was the one who made it this afternoon. ¬†It was delicious also and I am sure you have guessed what it was… Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake. ¬†It was a simple recipe and only took about 45 minutes to mix and bake.

The Recipe: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min + cooling

1 jar (12 ounces) maraschino cherries

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

1 chocolate cookie crust (9 inches)

6 chocolate covered cherries (although I didn’t use these)

Drain the maraschino cherries, reserving 2 tsp cherry juice. Cut the maraschino cherries into quarters; set aside. In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and reserved cherry juice. Add the eggs; beat just until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips and cherries.

Pour into the crust (crust will be full). Bake at 350º for 30-35 min or until the center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with chocolate covered cherries. 6 servings

Hope you enjoy and don’t make your pieces to big because it is very rich!

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