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