Chocolate Chip-toffee Cheesecake

Total Time: 6 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/4 cups chocolate graham crackers, finely chopped (18 squares)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups skor english toffee bits (from two 8-oz bags)
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300ºf.
• 2 in a medium bowl mix crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar and the butter.
• 3 in ungreased 9" springform pan, press crumb mixture in bottom and 1 to 1 1/2 inches up the side.
• 4 in large bowl beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and the vanilla with mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• 5 add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition.
• 6 reserve 2 tablespoons of the toffee bits for garnish; gently stir remaining toffee bits into cream cheese mixture.
• 7 pour mixture into crust.
• 8 bake 50 to 60 minutes or until set.
• 9 turn off oven; leave door open 4 inches.
• 10 cool cheesecake in oven for 30 minutes.
• 11 remove cheesecake from oven; place on cooling rack.
• 12 without releasing or removing side of pan, remove metal spatula carefully along side of cheesecake to loosen.
• 13 cool 30 minutes.
• 14 run metal spatula along side of cheesecake to loosen again.
• 15 refrigerate uncovered until thoroughly chilled, at least 3 hours.
• 16 in a small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and whipping cream uncovered on high 20-30 seconds or until chips are melted and can be stirred smooth.
• 17 cool 5 minutes. spread topping evenly over top of cheesecake.
• 18 sprinkle reserved 2 tablespoons toffee bits around outer edge.
• 19 refrigerate until topping is set, about 15 minutes.
• 20 remove side of pan before serving.