Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs or chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 3 8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 thick chocolate bars (cut into large chunks)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 300°F.

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, stir together wafer crumbs, powdered sugar, cocoa, and melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate for 15 minutes while preparing the filling.

3. 3

   Bake crust for 8 minutes. Cool.

4. 4

   In a medium saucepan, melt chocolate chips by stirring until smooth.

5. 5

   In an electric mixer beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in sweetened condensed milk, then melted chocolate. Add eggs one at a time and then vanilla. Pour into prepared crust and bake for about 65 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Run knife around edges and remove sides. Top rustically with chocolate bars. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.