Luck o' the Irish Cheesecake

By kayjayjohnson

Make the cutest cheesecake for St. Patrick's Day this year! Luck o' the Irish Cheesecake is a delicious dessert that features the amazing combination of chocolate and mint.

Ingredients

• 20 Oreo cookies, crushed
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 (8-ounces) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14-ounces) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 6 drops green food coloring
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup miniature chocolate chips, divided

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine cookie crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.

In a bowl, beat cream cheese, milk, extract and food coloring until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips.

Pour onto crust. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 300°F for 1 hour or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes; run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight.

Trace a small shamrock pattern onto a piece of paper; cut out and set aside. In a microwave, melt remaining chocolate chips. Fill plastic bag with melted chocolate; cut a small hole in a corner of the bag. Place shamrock pattern on a baking sheet; place a large piece of waxed paper over pattern. Pipe a chocolate shamrock onto waxed paper, following the pattern. Move waxed paper and repeat to make several more shamrocks.

Place in the freezer until hardened, about 4 minutes. Carefully remove shamrocks and arrange on cheesecake.