chocolate strawberry cheesecake

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Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake

So creamy and good - the strawberry flavor really comes through in the cheesecake and the chocolate crust and ganache work great with the strawberries. You will love this!

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1 (9 ounce) box chocolate wafer cookies (such as nabisco® famous chocolate wafers)
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
  • 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 5 large eggs
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 drops pink gel food coloring
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 (4 ounce) bar semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1 (4 ounce) bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 10 whole and halved strawberries, for garnish