4 Inch Strawberry Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 8 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 chocolate sandwich style cookies, crushed (strawberry oreos are great for this)
• 2 teaspoons butter, melted
• 6 ounces cream cheese
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons egg substitute
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons strawberry schnapps
• 2 strawberries, sliced
• canned whipped topping
• chocolate dipped strawberry

Recipe

• 1 crust: mix cookies and butter until crumbs are moistened and press into bottom of a 4 inch springform pan.
• 2 filling: combine cream cheese, 2 1/2 t sugar, and cornstarch. beat until smooth.
• 3 beat in melted egg substitute and vanilla. beat well after each addition.
• 4 remove 1/3 of the mixture, stir cocoa and 1/2 t sugar. set aside.
• 5 stir strawberry schnapps into remaining cream cheese mixture.
• 6 fold in sliced strawberries.
• 7 pour half the strawberry mixture over crust, then top with half of chocolate mixture, layer remaining strawberry then chocolate mixtures.
• 8 without disturbing the crust, swirl the blade of a knife through the cake to create a marbling effect.
• 9 bake at 325°f for 10 minutes. reduce heat to 225 and bake for an additional 40-50 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
• 10 remove cake from oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
• 11 turn the oven off and return the cake to the oven for an additional 20 minutes.
• 12 chill, uncovered, overnight.
• 13 top with canned whipped topping and chocolate covered strawberry.