Chocolate cheesecake with cherries
Recipe for creamy chocolate cheesecake with cherries on a cookie base
If you are looking for a unique dessert that combines the intense taste of chocolate and the summer sweetness of fruits, you must try this chocolate cheesecake with cherries. It’s a velvety, creamy cheesecake prepared without complicated additions, which delights with the combination of delicate cheese mass, chocolate flavor, and juicy cherries. The crushed cookie base makes preparing this cake quick and simple, and the whole creates an ideal dessert for any occasion. This chocolate cheesecake with fruit will be perfect for family gatherings, summer parties, and as a special sweet moment with coffee.
If you like easy cheesecake recipes, creamy desserts, and the combination of chocolate with fruit, this recipe will surely appeal to you. Be sure to prepare this delicious chocolate cheesecake with cherries and see how wonderfully the flavors of chocolate and fresh fruit can complement each other!
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Chocolate cheesecake with cherries step-by-step recipe
If you love cheesecakes and chocolate cakes, then you must try this combination – creamy cheesecake, amazing chocolate, and juicy cherries create a delicious combination of flavors!
Chocolate cheesecake with cherries recipe with video
Wyposażenie
- Baking pan approximately 20/30 cm in size.
Składniki
Ingredients for chocolate cheesecake
- 200 g chocolate (dessert or dark)
- 250 ml heavy cream
- 1 kg quark cheese for cheesecakes (full-fat or semi-fat – good quality)
- 5 eggs (size L)
- 300 g sugar (1½ cups)
- 30 g chocolate pudding powder (sugar-free – 2 slightly heaped tablespoons)
Instrukcja
How to make chocolate cheesecake with cherries – step by step
Step 1 – preparations
- Wash and pit the cherries (remove the stones).approx 500 g cherries
- Heat the heavy cream and add the broken chocolate to the hot cream – mix thoroughly and set aside to cool.250 ml heavy cream, 200 g chocolate
- Turn on the oven to heat to 150 degrees in top-bottom mode. Place a sealed form filled with water at the bottom of the oven.
- Line the baking pan with baking paper, or grease it with butter and sprinkle with flour or breadcrumbs.
- Blend the cookies for the crust into a fine powder, combine with melted butter, and thoroughly press them into the bottom of the baking pan.approx 200 g cookies, approx 80 g butter
Step 2 – preparing the chocolate cheesecake
- Place the cheesecake ingredients (except for the chocolate with cream) in a large bowl and briefly mix with a mixer – just until combined.1 kg quark cheese for cheesecakes, 5 eggs, 300 g sugar, 30 g chocolate pudding powder
- Add the cooled chocolate with cream and mix briefly.
- Pour the cheesecake mixture into the prepared pan.
- Arrange the pitted cherries on top.
- Finally, you can sprinkle the cheesecake with crushed cookies.approx 50 g cookies
Step 3 – baking the cheesecake
- Place the cheesecake pan in the oven and bake for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.
- After this time, turn off the oven and gently open the door, leaving the cheesecake inside until the oven cools down.
Step 4 – chilling the cheesecake
- Refrigerate the cooled cheesecake for several hours, or preferably overnight, so that it chills thoroughly.
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Why is it worth baking this creamy cheesecake with cherries?
I must admit that no cheesecake has tasted this good to me in a long time. While taking photos and removing it from the mold, I already ate three slices, which practically never happens to me. But I couldn’t resist it. I got to it when it had only been chilling for about 3 hours, so it was still very delicate. After a night in the fridge, the chocolate in it allowed the cheesecake to gain more density and stability. And the cheesecake itself turned out super creamy, nicely chocolatey, and delicious thanks to the juicy cherries and crunchy cookies. You absolutely must try this recipe!
What ingredients are needed to bake a chocolate cheesecake?
To make such a homemade creamy chocolate cheesecake, you will only need a few basic ingredients. Below is a shortened list of products I used and possible substitutes.
- quark/curd cheese – here I used Mój Ulubiony cheesecake quark from Wieluń, it’s a fatty and caloric quark, but of very good quality; besides that, I also recommend Piątnica cheesecake quark. When buying quark, look at its calorie content – if it has 200 or more calories per 100g, it will be good
- chocolate – I used dessert chocolate, you can also use dark chocolate if you prefer more chocolatey and intense-tasting cheesecakes; you can also use milk chocolate, but if you don’t want a too sweet cheesecake, then reduce the amount of sugar to 200 g (1 cup) and dissolve the chocolate in only 200 ml of cream instead of 250
- pudding powder – I used sugar-free chocolate pudding powder, but if you don’t have it, you can use vanilla or cream pudding powder, or add regular wheat flour
- cookies – for the cheesecake, I used Neo brand sandwich cookies from Lidl, you can also use Oreo cookies, or other sandwich cookies, as well as regular chocolate biscuits (then add a little more melted butter to them); I bought two packages of cookies here and so they wouldn’t go to waste, I also ground the remaining ones and sprinkled them on top of the cheesecake – this way they formed a kind of crumble :)
Frequently Asked Questions – FAQ
Can frozen cherries be used for this cheesecake?
Yes, this chocolate cheesecake with cherries can also be prepared with frozen fruits. Before adding them to the cheese mixture, they should be thawed and thoroughly drained of excess juice to ensure the dessert maintains the proper consistency.
Can this cheesecake be prepared with other fruits?
Of course! If you don’t have cherries, you can prepare chocolate cheesecake with fruits such as sour cherries, raspberries, strawberries, or blueberries. Each of these versions will have a slightly different taste, but will combine equally well with the chocolate cheese mixture.
Can this cheesecake be prepared a day in advance?
Yes, this is a great dessert to prepare in advance. After a night spent in the refrigerator, the cheesecake acquires an even better consistency, and the flavors of chocolate and cherries become more pronounced.
How to store chocolate cheesecake with cherries?
The cheesecake should be stored in the refrigerator, preferably covered or in an airtight container. It tastes best within a few days of preparation. It can safely stay in the refrigerator for several days.
How many calories does one slice of chocolate cheesecake have?
The cheesecake quark I used was fatty, and thus had a lot of calories; additionally, chocolate and cookies also increase its caloric value. In the table below the recipe, I provided the calorie content for 100g of cheesecake. If you divide it into 20 pieces of roughly similar size, each piece will have about 388 kcal. If you divide the cheesecake into 24 pieces, each of them will be almost 100g and will have about 323 kcal.
I hope this chocolate cheesecake with cherries will delight you as much as it delighted me. This unique combination of creamy cheese mass, intense chocolate, and juicy fruits creates a dessert you’ll want to come back to. Be sure to try this recipe in your kitchen and see how delicious homemade chocolate cheesecake with fruit can be. If you prepare it, share your opinion in the comments — I’d be very happy to know how it tasted!
And if you like cheesecakes in various forms, be sure to check out the other recipes on the blog and find your next favorite dessert.
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Be sure to also check out my other recipes for delicious cheesecakes in various flavors and prepared with different additions. Here I recommend, among others, three such recipes, and many more on the blog.
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