Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE SNICKERS CHEESECAKE

Category: Cheesecake

1 (9 oz) pkg chocolate wafer cookies or chocolate graham crackers
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
2 Snickers candy bars, coarsely chopped
2 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels, melted
1 tsp vanilla
Whipped cream

Combine first 3 ingredients. Press mixture evenly onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch springform pan. Sprinkle chopped candy bars evenly over bottom; set aside.

Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, mixing well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in chocolate morsels and vanilla. Beat until blended. Spoon over candy. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Remove from oven and run a knife around edge of pan to release sides. Cool to room temperature on a wire rack. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.

To serve, remove cheesecake from pan, slice and add whipped cream. Yield: one 9-inch cheesecake.