Just The Recipe - Chocolate-Cheese Pie

Created by Chuck

A New Orleans tradition. There are as many gumbo recipes as there are cooks. I adopted this from a version at the New Orleans School of Cooking.

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Chocolate-Cheese Pie

Created by Chuck,

This is an old family favorite. Cheesecake with a beautiful chocolate swirl. It looks as good as it tastes!

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2 eggs
1 12 oz. package of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 crumb pie shell, 9 inch
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Heat oven to 325. Beat eggs, cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in a
small mixer bowl until smooth. Pour into prepared pie shell.

Melt chocolate over low heat in a small saucepan, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes until melted.

Drop the chocolate by the teaspoonful evenly over pie. Swirl the chocolate through the filling with a fork or toothpick.

Bake at 325 for 20-25 min, or until center appears set. Cool
and chill.

Chocolate-Cheese Pie