No Bake Chocolate Pecan Cheesecake

Ingredients

Crust:

• 1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Filling:

• 250 g cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar, divided
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1 cup whipping cream, whipped

Garnish:

• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled

Directions

1. 1

   Crust: Combine crumbs, pecans, sugar and butter .

2. 2

   With the back of a spoon, press mixture to the bottom of a lightly greased 9 inch springform pan.

3. 3

   Bake in 325 oven for 8 minutes.

4. 4

   Cool.

5. 5

   Filling: Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar with electric mixer until smooth.

6. 6

   Beat in egg yolks and vanilla, mixing well.

7. 7

   Blend in melted chocolate. In another bowl, beat egg whites to soft peaks.

8. 8

   Add remaining sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.

9. 9

   Fold egg whites and whipped cream into chocolate mixture. Stir until well blended.

10. 10

    Pour over crust. Garnish: Sprinkle with chopped pecans and drizzle with melted chocolate. Cover with foil.

11. 11

    Freeze cheesecake for 3 hours or until firm.

12. 12

    When frozen solid, remove from freezer 30 minutes before serving.