Black Forest Cheesecake

Black Forest Cheesecake

Submitted by: Debbie Flinner of Canton, Ohio
Yield: 1 cheesecake, 16 servings
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Cooling time: at least 6 hours
Total time:7 hour and 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup uncooked oats
• 3/4 cup Quaker Natural Cereal, crushed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2-8oz. packages cream cheese, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1-21oz. can cherry pie filling

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°. Grease 9” springform pan.
2. Combine oats, crushed cereal, melted butter and sugar. Press on bottom and sides of pan. Bake 15 minutes; cool.
3. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla at medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Stir in chocolate and whipping cream. Pour into crust.
4. Bake 1 hour or until center is almost set. Cool completely, remove rim; chill. Spread pie filling over top. Serve with whipped cream. Refrigerate leftovers.