Irish Chocolate Cheesecake: Author: Chris Scheuer, adapted from Irish Pub Cooking Serves: 10-12, depending on how full you fill the jars Ingredients: 1 14-ounce package chocolate sandwich cookies, like Oreos 2 ounces butter 1 ½ cups heavy cream 16 ounces good quality semisweet chocolate chips 12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature ⅓ cup sugar 3 tablespoons Irish whiskey Instructions: 1.Place chocolate chips in a medium-size microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute and stir. Return to microwave for another 30 seconds and stir until completely smooth. If there are still a few chocolate lumps, return to microwave for 15 seconds and stir again. Mixture should be really smooth. Set aside to cool while preparing crust and whipped cream. 2.Place Oreos in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse once or twice to combine. Add melted butter and process for 15 seconds. 3.Place 10-12 4-ounce jelly jars or ramekins on a sheet pan. Divide crumb mixture equally, about 2 tablespoons in each jar. Reserve a small amount, if desired for garnish. With the bottom of a small flat bottom glass, gently tamp crumb mixture in the bottom each jar to create a smooth, even crust. 4.Whip cream until soft peaks form. This can be done with a mixer, a whisk or with this method. Refrigerate whipped cream till ready to use. 5.Place cream cheese and sugar in the bowl of a mixer. Beat on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add cooled chocolate and beat on medium-high speed for 3 minutes, stopping once or twice to scrape down sides of bowl. Add Irish whiskey and beat a little longer till well incorporated. 6.Remove bowl from mixer. Use a large spatula fold prepared whipped cream into chocolate cream cheese mixture. Continue to fold the whipped cream in until the mixture doesnt have streaks of cream. 7.Scoop mixture into prepared jars. You can also put ½ of the mixture into a large piping bag fitted with a large pastry tip of your choice. I used a 1M. An open star tip would also work well. Be sure your tip has a fairly large opening, otherwise tiny bits of chocolate might clog it. 8.Garnish with cookie crumbs, tiny chocolate chips or fresh berries. Chill for at least 2 hours or overnight before serving.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:41:49 +0000
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