chocolate nougat bar cheesecake

How To Make chocolate nougat bar cheesecake

• 1

  Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2

  In a food processor, grind cookies into fine crumbs.
• 3

  Add butter and process until well blended.
• 4

  Press into bottom and about 1 inch up sides of a 9-1/2-or 10-inch springform pan.
• 5

  In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 6

  Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• 7

  Beat in vanilla and 1 cup cream; beat 3 to 4 minutes.
• 8

  Fold in 1-1/2 cups cut-up chocolate nougat pieces.
• 9

  Turn into a crumb-lined pan.
• 10

  Bake 1 hour and 15 to 25 minutes, or until cheesecake is almost set but center still jiggles slightly.
• 11

  Let cool to room temperature.
• 12

  Sprinkle remaining candy pieces over top of cheesecake.
• 13

  Refrigerate at least 4 to 5 hours before serving.
• 14

  Run a knife around edge of pan to loosen cake and remove springform side of pan.
• 15

  Just before serving, drizzle fudge topping over cake.
• 16

  Whip remaining 1 cup of cream until stiff and spoon a dollop over each slice.
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