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Mocha Cheesecake with Oreo Crumb Crust

October 3, 2011 by overtimecook 43 Comments

Note: the pictures on this post don’t do the dessert justice- at all! Please trust me on this one- this recipe is delicious, easy to make and even impressive.

I’ve mentioned before that I occasionally get cooking or baking ideas into my head and can’t get them out- until I find out how good they might be. Yesterday’s Eureka moment came while I was at work. (Yes, on a Sunday. No, I am not insane, nor a workaholic. Ok…maybe a tad of both.) It wasn’t until later at night that I was able to get into the kitchen to start tinkering.

That’s when the first disaster struck. Ok, it was (thankfully) the only disaster, but it was pretty bad. The lid to my food processor was missing. Yes, the very same machine that won’t turn on without a lid. Panic set in as I searched my kitchen, my pantry and my mind, trying to come up with the AWOL lid. Nada. That’s when I resorted to plan B.

Yes, that is just what you think it is. A rolling pin and roughly (excuse the pun!) 2 cups of Oreo cookie crumbs. In a not-totally-unrelated note, this is an excellent recipe to try next time you are very, very angry. Try it, thank me later.

Back to my cheesecakes. So the crust was prepped, and the filling had to be made. Here’s where things get interesting. I was making this non-dairy. You have to realize that I am unforgiving in the substitution department. One bad attempt and I give up on said substitution. I had been hesitant to try Toffuti cream cheese for a while, but finally decided to give it a shot. If chocolate can’t make it good, nothing can.

I was so nervous as these came out of the oven. My father, also known as my toughest critic, was hanging around, waiting for a taste. The smell was divine, but these little fella’s had to prove themselves in the taste department. Finally they came out of the oven, and my critics couldn’t be more positive. “Can I have more?” “This recipe is a real winner!” and my personal favorite, “Are you sure these aren’t dairy?”

Important note: If you want to make these dairy- awesome! Use real cream cheese, real butter…and send me a slice!

Mocha Cheesecake with a Chocolate Crumb Crust:

Batter Recipe adapted from Hershey’s Incredibly Easy Desserts

Ingredients:

Crust:

2 cups oreo crumbs

1 stick (1/2 cup) margarine or butter

Batter:

2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese (Tofutti works great here!)

2 cups granulated sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

2/3 cup cocoa powder

4 Tbsp flour

2 Tbsp instant coffee, dissolved in

2 tsp boiling water

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Crust: Melt butter and combine with Oreo crumbs. Press into pan of your choice (see below) and place in freezer while you prepare batter.

Batter: In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Add sugar, eggs and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy. And cocoa powder, flour and coffee (dissolved in water) into mixture and stir to combine. Pour over prepared crust and prepare according to directions below, depending on the size of the pan you use.

Baking:

9″ round pan: Press crumbs on bottom and up the sides of the pan. Pour cheesecake batter over it and bake about 45 minutes, or until just set. Remove from oven and cool completely before serving. (Makes one. You may have some leftover crumbs and batter- if so make some smaller ones; see below.)

4″ mini pie pans: Follow same instructions as below. Bake about 30 minutes or until just set. Will make approximately 4-6 mini pies.

Mini muffin pans: Line a mini muffin pan with paper lines. Place a small amount (about half a tsp) of the crust mixture on bottom of liner. Press down to make sure it’s even. Pour about 1-1 1/2 tsp of batter on top of each one. Bake 14-17 minutes. Note: this will make a LOT of mini cheesecakes. While this is great for a party, it will take quite some time. I suggest halving the recipe or making a larger one and some small ones.

Note: These would probably look a whole lot better with a chocolate drizzle or glaze of some sort, but I am serving these in a week and a half, and I think they will freeze better without a topping. Be imaginative!

Enjoy!

Can you see the chocolatey deliciousness of the cheesecake meld together with the decadent chocolate of the crumb crust? You want this. Told you so.

Linking this to Joy Of Dessert,ย Sweets for a Saturday,ย On The Menu Monday, Bake with Bizzy

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Filed Under: Chocolate, Dairy, Dessert Tagged With: cheesecake, Chocolate, Oreos


Comments

  1. Vanilla Bean Baker says

    October 3, 2011 at 10:44 am

    Wonderful looking cheesecake! I hope you find the lid to your food processor soon. Totally get how making your own Oreo cookie *crumbs* by way of a rolling pin is a great stress reliever.

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 3, 2011 at 10:54 am

      Thanks Paula! I actually found the lid just after I put these into the oven! Talk about ironic, huh?

      Reply
  2. gloriacanelakitchen says

    October 3, 2011 at 11:47 am

    This look absolutely yummy, xx gloria

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 4, 2011 at 9:13 am

      Thanks Gloria!

      Reply
  3. Christina says

    October 3, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    I love the oreo crust!! I bet this cheesecake tastes incredible! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 8, 2011 at 10:07 pm

      Thanks Christina! My family liked the oreos a lot better than the graham cracker crust I used last time.

      Reply
  4. DessertForTwo says

    October 4, 2011 at 9:33 am

    Coffee + chocolate is a winning combo!

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 4, 2011 at 11:25 am

      Thanks for stopping by! It’s probably my favorite combination!

      Reply
  5. Amy @ A Little Nosh says

    October 4, 2011 at 9:49 am

    Love the idea of making them in to “cupcakes”. Yum!

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 4, 2011 at 11:27 am

      Thanks for stopping by Amy! I’ll admit that the mini cheesecakes are a bit of extra work, but so deliciously worth it. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. pragmaticattic says

    October 4, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    Pareve chocolate cheesecake? Yum! I love the idea of the mini cheesecakes, too. These will look gorgeous with the chocolate drizzle. These are for Sukkot?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 7, 2011 at 3:34 am

      They sure are! They actually freeze nicely. I made a similar version for Shavuos (with real cream cheese). The mini cheesecakes are a bit of extra work but totally worth it!

      Reply
  7. Lemon says

    October 4, 2011 at 5:49 pm

    Yum! This looks so incredibly delicious. I love the combination of coffee and chocolate.

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 7, 2011 at 3:35 am

      Hi Lemon! I love it too- I put cocoa in my coffee every morning. And coffee in my chocolate cheesecakes. ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  8. Hallie says

    October 4, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    Yummy favor combo. Looks great!

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 7, 2011 at 3:36 am

      Thanks Hallie, and thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  9. Abby says

    October 5, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Wow, this looks amazing! I’m all for adding coffee to everything and anything.

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 7, 2011 at 3:37 am

      Me too Abby! I don’t think there is anything in the world that isn’t improved with coffee. Even coffee. ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  10. Cookie Sleuth says

    October 5, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    These step by step pictures are great!

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 7, 2011 at 3:39 am

      Thanks! I have been wanting to get into real step by step, but it’s tough because the lighting in my kitchen is horrible!

      Reply
  11. Jill | Dulce Dough says

    October 7, 2011 at 1:37 am

    Looks wonderful! How cool that you were able to make them dairy-free!

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 7, 2011 at 3:40 am

      Thanks Jill- honestly I am surprised at how well they turned out.

      ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  12. Russell at Chasing Delicious says

    October 8, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    Yum! I love all things cheesecake but I’ve never tried one like this. Can I use brewed coffee or do I need to use instant?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 8, 2011 at 10:04 pm

      I’ve never made it with brewed coffee, but I imagine the coffee taste would be even better. It has to be very strong though.

      Reply
  13. Tali Simon @ More Quiche, Please says

    October 9, 2011 at 7:42 am

    Wow. This is SO my kind of dessert. Without ready access to actual Oreos, I think I’d make my own. Would it be enough to use the cookie part, or do I also need the cream?

    http://morequicheplease.com/archives/473

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 9, 2011 at 11:01 am

      Hi Tali,

      Thanks for stopping by! Firstly- I didn’t use real Oreos. I used a generic parve version- they don’t sell those in Israel? If you do make your own, I’d say you could skip the cream but increase the butter/margarine.

      Reply
  14. joyofdesserts says

    October 9, 2011 at 6:28 pm

    Way to go! The coffee and chocolate can make such a difference. We love cream cheese at our house. ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you for sharing these individual ones at Joy of Desserts. Looking forward to more of your recipes.

    Reply
  15. chanie says

    May 23, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    i am making this cheesecake today in a 9 inch springform pan, will the cheesecake be tall or kind of flat? and if its not that tall can i one and a half times the recipe? do u think that will work? then that would mean 6 eggs and that sounds like too much to me

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    • overtimecook says

      May 23, 2012 at 5:00 pm

      Chanie- I’ve never made this cheesecake in a springform pan, but as you see from the picture the 9 inch pan was pretty full so you should be ok. This is egg-ier than most cheesecakes, which is why the texture is so awesome.

      Reply
  16. Sheindl Belenky says

    June 26, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    Is it not too sweet with 2 cups of sugar? Whenever I make a plain pareve cheesecake, it calls for 1/2 c sugar.

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      June 26, 2012 at 4:16 pm

      This is one of the most popular desserts I make, and nobody has ever complained about the sweetness, even people who don’t like things very sweet.

      Don’t forget that those recipes probably call for one package of cream cheese, and this calls for 2. Also, the cocoa adds bitterness to it.

      Reply
  17. Goldie says

    December 2, 2012 at 9:33 pm

    I want to make this for our chanuka party and was wondering if you have any caramel topping recipes that I can pair this cheesecake with?

    Reply
  18. Miriam says

    December 15, 2014 at 4:45 am

    Hi, should I be using whipped cream cheese or the 8 oz unwhipped blocks?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      December 15, 2014 at 8:18 am

      Unwhipped. Enjoy!

      Reply
  19. Deena says

    April 8, 2016 at 5:02 pm

    When you say Oreo crumbs, do you mean the cookie together with the cream, or do you remove the cream? Thank you!

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      April 12, 2016 at 11:51 am

      With the cream! Enjoy

      Reply

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