by: Donna Monday

This festive cheesecake is pretty in pink and perfect for Christmas or Valentine’s Day.

Crust

1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
3 tablespoons margarine, melted

Filling

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
¼ cup cold water
2 (8-oz.) containers soft cream cheese
½ cup sugar
½ cup milk
¼ cup crushed peppermint candy
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
2 (1.45-oz). milk chocolate candy bars, finely chopped

Toppings

whipped cream
crushed peppermint candy
chocolate shavings

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool.

Soften gelatin in water; stir over low heat until dissolved. Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Gradually add gelatin, milk and peppermint candy, mixing until blended.
chill until firm.

Garnish with additional whipped cream combined with crushed peppermint candy and shaved chocolate.

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by: Donna Monday

Swirls, swirls, delicious swirls of chocolate and cheese makes a beautiful desert and a tasty one too.

Crust

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons margarine, melted

Filling

3 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
¾ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
1 1-oz square unsweetened chocolate, melted

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend chocolate into 1 cup batter.

Spoon plain and chocolate batters alternately over crust; cut through batters with knife several times for marble effect. Bake at s450 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees; continue baking for 30 minutes.

Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill.

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© Donna Monday
Brownies, Cheesecake, Fudge and more . . .
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