Chocolate fudge cheesecake

Ingredients

• 8 oz carton vanilla yogurt
• 1 1/2 cup crushed chocolate wafer cookies (25)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• Two 8oz packages of cream cheese, softened
• 6oz semisweet chocolates, melted and cooled
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp all purpose flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs

Fudge topping

• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 5oz can evaporated milk (2/3 cup)
• 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

• Place yogurt in colander lined with 100% cotton cheesecloth over a mixing bowl. Cover and let drain in refrigerator overnight
• For crust in a bowl, combine crushed cookie and melted butter. Press onto bottom of a 9" pan, set aside.
• For filling, in a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, chocolate, sugar, flour, and valilla with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until combined
• Add eggs all at once, beat on low speed just until combined. Do not over beat
• Stir in yogurt
• Pour filling into crust lined pan. Place on a shallow baking pan
• Bake in over at 375° for 35-40 min or until center appears set when shaken
• Cover and cool 4 hours or overnight
• For topping: bring to boil gently for six min, stirring constantly
• Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
• Cool, cover, store in fridge until serving time

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