Chocolate Covered Cheesecake, easy recipe!

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta provides a lighter texture with similar flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat option.

chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate chips

Dark chocolate has less sugar and is richer in flavor.

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

In a blender, mix unsweetened strawberry preserves with 1 cup of frozen strawberries and sugar to taste until smooth.

Pour the strawberry mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil, then remove from heat and let cool completely.

In a blender, crush chocolate cookies until fine crumbs.

Pour the cookie crumbs into a mixing bowl and add melted butter, mixing well.

Press the cookie mixture into the bottom of a springform pan to form the crust and set aside.

In a blender or food processor, combine cream cheese, heavy cream, and eggs, blending until well mixed.

Add sour cream and blend for another minute or two.

Add sugar, flour, and vanilla extract, blending on high for about 2 minutes until fully incorporated.

Pour half of the cream cheese mixture into the pan over the crust.

Spoon half of the cooled strawberry mixture over the cream cheese layer.

Add the remaining cream cheese mixture on top of the strawberry layer.

Top with the remaining strawberry mixture, if desired.

Bake in the preheated oven for 75 minutes.

Turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake inside for another hour without opening the door.

Let the cheesecake cool completely before decorating.

Heat ½ cup of heavy cream in the microwave for 1.5 minutes until hot.

Add semi-sweet chocolate chips to the hot cream and stir until melted to create chocolate sauce.

Pour the melted chocolate sauce over the cheesecake, covering it completely.

Refrigerate the cheesecake for 2 hours to set the chocolate.

Decorate the cheesecake with chocolate bowls and melted caramel, if desired.

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