Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake
A rich and creamy cheesecake with real strawberry filling, chocolate ganache topping, and chocolate-dipped strawberries. Elegant, indulgent, and surprisingly simple to make.
Ingredients
Chocolate Oreo Crust
- 2 ¼ cups Oreo cookie crumbs
- 4 tbsp salted butter melted
- Strawberry Cheesecake Filling
- 3 cups fresh strawberries chopped
- 24 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 ½ tbsp strawberry extract
- 4 large eggs
- 8 drops red food coloring optional
Ganache Topping
- 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy cream
Whipped Cream Topping
- 1 cup cold heavy cream
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pink gel coloring optional
- 8 –10 chocolate covered strawberries
Instructions
- Make the Crust: Mix Oreo crumbs with butter, press into a springform pan, and bake at 325°F for 10 min. Let cool.
- Prepare the Strawberry Reduction: Puree and cook strawberries down to 1/2 cup. Cool.
- Make the Filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar, and flour. Add sour cream, strawberry reduction, extract, and eggs. Pour over crust.
- Bake: Use a water bath and bake at 300°F for 70 minutes. Let cool in oven gradually, then refrigerate 6+ hours.
- Ganache: Pour warm cream over chocolate chips, stir until smooth, and spread over chilled cheesecake.
- Toppings: Whip cream with sugar and vanilla. Add coloring. Pipe on cheesecake and finish with chocolate covered strawberries.
Notes
Nutrition Information (Per Slice)
- Calories: 480
- Total Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
- Sodium: 290mg
- Carbs: 47g
- Sugars: 38g
- Protein: 9g
- Fiber: 2g
- Calcium: 8% DV
- Iron: 10% DV
- Vitamin C: 15% DV
- Vitamin A: 10% DV