Description
This vibrant Mint Chocolate Cheesecake is a dream for any chocolate mint lover, featuring a mint chocolate Oreo crust, a creamy green mint cheesecake filling with milk chocolate bits, making it the perfect festive treat for St. Patrick’s Day!
Ingredients
- Crust
- 14 Oreo cookies
- 8 mint Oreo cookies
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- Cheesecake Filling
- 24 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon mint extract
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 6 Hershey’s 1.55-ounce milk chocolate candy bars, chopped
- 2 to 4 drops green gel food coloring
- Ganache
- 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Whipped Cream
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon mint extract
- 2 to 3 drops green gel food coloring
- Andes Chocolate Mints, for garnish
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a food processor, pulse the Oreo cookies until fine crumbs form.
3. Add the melted butter to the crumbs and pulse until combined.
4. Press the crumbs firmly into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
5. Bake crust for 10 minutes, then remove from oven and let cool.
6. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until creamy. Scrape down sides.
7. Add sugar and beat until incorporated. Scrape down sides.
8. Add vanilla extract, mint extract, and eggs one at a time, beating between each addition. Scrape down sides.
9. Add sour cream, heavy cream, and food coloring. Beat until combined and color is evenly distributed.
10. Stir in chopped chocolate.
11. Wrap bottom of springform pan with heavy foil and place in a larger pan. Add 1–2 inches of hot water around the cheesecake.
12. Spray the sides of the springform pan with nonstick spray.
13. Pour cheesecake batter over crust and smooth the top.
14. Bake for 1 hour 20 minutes or until center jiggles slightly like jello.
15. Turn off oven and crack door. Let cheesecake cool in oven.
16. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
17. Make ganache by microwaving chocolate chips and heavy cream for 1 minute, stirring until smooth. Microwave another 30 seconds if needed.
18. Pour ganache over chilled cheesecake and chill for at least 30 minutes.
19. Beat heavy cream until soft peaks form.
20. Add powdered sugar, mint extract, and food coloring. Beat until stiff peaks form.
21. Pipe whipped cream swirls on top of cheesecake and garnish with Andes mints.
22. Slice, serve, and store in the fridge.
Notes
Nutrition information is provided as an estimate only.
Recipe time includes prep and baking time, but does not include cooling time. Please allow several hours for proper cooling time to prevent cracks in the cheesecake.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 682
- Sugar: 43g
- Sodium: 333mg
- Fat: 51g
- Saturated Fat: 29g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 179mg
