Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cheesecake

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Title: Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cheesecake
Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

Chocolate cookie crust:
=* see note
1 c Vanilla wafer crumbs (about
-30
Wafers; crushed)
1/4 c Hershey's cocoa
1/4 c Powdered sugar
1/4 c Butter or margarine; melted
3 pk Cream cheese; (8 oz. each)
Softened
1 c Sugar
3 tb All-purpose flour
1 ts Pumpkin pie spice
1 c Canned pumpkin
4 Eggs
1 1/2 c Mini chips semi-sweet chocol
-ate
Chocolate leaves; **

Recipe by: www.hersheys.com
Prepare CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST. Increase oven
temperature to 400 F. In large mixer bowl, beat cream
cheese, sugar, flour and pumpkin pie spice until well
blended. Add pumpkin and eggs; beat until well blended.
Stir insmall chocolate chips; pour batter into prepared
crust. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250F;
continue baking 50 minutes. Remove from oven to wire rack.
With knife, loosen cake from side of pan. Cool completely;
remove side of pan. Refrigerate before serving. Prepare and
garnish with CHOCOLATE LEAVES, if desired. Cover;
refrigerate leftover cheesecake. 10 to 12 servings.

* CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST: Heat oven to 350 F. In medium
bowl, stir together 1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs (about 30
wafers), 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa, 1/4 cup powdered sugar
and 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted butter or margarine. Press
mixture firmly onto bottom and 1/2 inch up side of 9-inch
springform pan. Bake 8 minutes; cool slightly** CHOCOLATE
LEAVES: Thoroughly wash and dry several non-toxic leaves.
In small microwave-safe bowl, place 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S MINI
CHIPS Semi-Sweet Chocolate. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 30 to
45 seconds or until smooth when stirred. With small
soft-bristled pastry brush, brush melted chocolate on backs
of leaves. (Avoid getting chocolate on leaf front; removal
may be difficult when chocolate hardens.) Place on wax
paper-covered cookie sheet; refrigerate until very firm.
Beginning at stem, carefully pull green leaves from
chocolate leaves; refrigerate until ready to
use.JmHershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods
Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the
Hershey Kitchens.

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