Cheesecake

This recipe is all about choices. You can make a Chocolate Chip Cheesecake using Chocolate crust and adding Chocolate chips to the basic recipe and topping with Sour Cream. Another option is Graham Cracker Crust with basic cheesecake and top it with (Comstock) Blueberry Pie filling.

Chocolate Cookie Crust
1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs or 2 rows of Chocolate Cream Oreos.
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Graham Cracker Crust
2 Cups graham cracker crumbs
4 tablespoons butter melted

3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate chip cheesecake
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Sour Cream topping.
1 pt Sour Cream
2/3 cup Sugar
1 tbsp Vanilla

Combine Crust crumbs and melted butter; press onto the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10 minutes.

In a bowl, combine softened cream cheese, sugar, and flour, mixing at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in sour cream and vanilla.

For Chocolate chip Cheesecake Stir in chocolate chips and pour into the crust.

Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 55 minutes. Add Sour Cream Topping here. Blend until smooth and pour over cheesecake then return to the oven for 5 minutes. Cool on rake then chill in Fridge. If applying a fruit topping add at after the Cheesecake has chilled.

Makes 12 servings.