Chocolate Cheesecake- Sinful

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 17 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package jell-o chocolate pudding or 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package jell-o chocolate fudge flavor pudding and pie filling
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 ounces baker's unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3 eggs, separated

Recipe

• 1 microwave* (yes microwave): combine pudding mix, sugar and milk in 1 1/2 quart microwave- safe bowl; blend well.
• 2 add chocolate pieces.
• 3 cook high for 3 minutes.
• 4 stir well and cook 2 minutes longer, until mixture comes to a full boil.
• 5 add vanilla; set aside.
• 6 with electric mixer at medium speed, beat cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth.
• 7 beat in egg yolks; then add reserved pudding.
• 8 place egg whites in small narrow bowl.
• 9 with clean beaters and electric mixer at high speed, beat until stiff peaks form.
• 10 gently fold in small amount of cheese mixture to the egg whites.
• 11 fold egg mixture that you were just working with into remaining cheese mixture that you had set aside, blend well.
• 12 pour into 12 x 7 1/2 inch microwave- safe dish, lightly greased on bottom only.
• 13 place dish on inverted microwave-safe pie plate.
• 14 cook at high 10 to 12 minutes, rotate dish several times (if you don't have a microwave that has a carousel), until evenly puffed across top.
• 15 when done, place on flat heatproof surface; cool to room temperature.
• 16 cut into squares if you like.
• 17 store in refrigerator.
• 18 *cooking time is approximate due to oven sizes varying.
• 19 **to soften the cream cheese put it in the microwave for a few seconds.
• 20 it will help greatly!