Christmas cookies are a classic — and no one would say no to more pie — but if you really want to impress your guests this year, Ina Garten has an amazing cheesecake recipe you can try. This is just as sugary sweet as cookies, with its decadent level turned up a notch (or ten!).
The Barefoot Contessa shared the Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake with Ganache on the Food Network YouTube channel. Once you make this, you’ll never want to bake anything else for your holiday parties!
In the video, Garten makes a graham cracker crust in a 9-inch springform pan. While that is baking, she turns to the filling. It’s made with melted chocolate, instant espresso powder, cream cheese, and more. As she pours the creamy, chocolatey mixture over the graham cracker crust, she remarks, “This is about as decadent as it gets.” My mouth is watering — this looks seriously good.
What does Garten do next with her rich cake? She adds more chocolate, of course! “As if this wasn’t decadent enough, I’m going to make some warm chocolate ganache and drizzle it over the cake,” she says in the video. “It’s going to be so good!” she says with a smile.
Garten isn’t the only one who thinks so. Many people commented on how delicious this smooth, chocolate cheesecake is. “is this the perfect cake? in my opinion, yes,” one person wrote.
“Chocolate ???? everywhere ❤,” another person wrote, which basically means this is going to be good.
Of course, Garten also has some amazing Christmas cookie recipes to try because you can never have too many desserts during the holidays. But if you are a chocolate and coffee lover, do not sleep on this cheesecake!
Get Garten’s full Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake with Ganache recipe HERE.
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