Hot Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 200 g coconut cookies, crushed (biscuits)
• 75 g butter, melted
• 500 g cream cheese, softened
• 250 g cream-style cottage cheese
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup drinking chocolate
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 100 g dark cooking chocolate, chopped

Recipe

• 1 mix biscuit crumbs and butter together.
• 2 press over the base of the 22 cm springform pan.
• 3 cook for 10 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees celsius.
• 4 beat cream cheese until smooth.
• 5 add cottage cheese, sugar and eggs - beat well.
• 6 mix drinking chocolate and water together to form a smooth paste.
• 7 add to cheese mixture and mix thoroughly.
• 8 stir through chocolate pieces.
• 9 pour over prepared base.
• 10 bake at 170 degrees celsius for 45 minutes or until set.
• 11 stand for 15 minutes before serving warm.
• 12 if desired, serve with a rhubarb or berry sauce.