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Ok, so I took my girls to The Cheesecake Factory, where just walking past the dessert display will cause you to balloon five pounds. And my youngest ordered Snickers Cheesecake. This was her first cheesecake and when she bit into it, her eyes grew round and I think she heard angels singing in the background. Needless to say, she begged me to take her back for more of THAT cheesecake.
However since I have approximately $1.32 in my wallet and a visit to The Cheesecake Factory costs the equivalent of our monthly electric bill (hey, SOMEBODY’S gotta pay for those faux art murals), I promised to make her one at home. Fortunately, we have, and this is just as an estimate, 4,122,583 pieces of candy in the freezer left from Halloween. The real recipe follows but here’s the short and sweet version. Oh, and be sure to read my blatant begging at the end of this post.
Let the crust cool for a few minutes while you…
Add 1 c. of sugar and mix it in. THEN…..
Just give in and pour this chocolaty decadence on top of the cheesecake.
Now sprinkle come more of those cut up Snickers over the top.
SNICKERS CHEESECAKE
CHEESECAKE
20 chocolate graham crackers
4 Tablespoons butter, melted
2 Tablespoons water
1/4 c. sugar
3 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
GANACHE
2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 Tablespoons butter
1/3 c. heavy cream
Preheat oven to 350. In a food processor, crush the graham cracker crumbs. Add the melted butter, water and sugar and process until well blended and mixture clumps. If necessary, add a bit more water. Pat into the bottom of an 8″ springform pan. Bake for 6-7 minutes and let cool.
In a mixer, beat the cream cheese until fluffy then mix in the sour cream. Add the eggs, one a time, mixing well after each. Pour in the sugar and add the vanilla. Mix until blended. Fold in the chopped Snickers (you could also add mini chocolate chips and chopped peanuts if you wished). Pour into the cooled crust and bake about 45-50 minutes or until the top is lightly browned and a toothpick comes out clean in the center (it will be slightly moist…don’t overcook it.) Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
In a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips and butter. Whisk in the heavy cream. Pour mixture over the cooled cheesecake and top with chopped Snickers, chocolate shavings and/or chopped peanuts.
And now, a naked attempt at begging. I love this blog, I do. But it costs money and time to run, and I haven’t been breaking even lately. Please leave a comment to let me know what you really think of FHC. And if you want to do a good deed for a poor defenseless blogger, please help support me by submitting this post to your favorite social media site using the buttons below. Thanks!
Francie
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November 18th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I love your site, you have some really great looking recipes and hopefully someday I can try more of them when I have more time to cook.
November 19th, 2008 at 5:50 am
I adore your blog – the recipes are always tempting, and the layout (& your witty writing) make it really stand out from the crowd – keep up the good work!
Mel
November 19th, 2008 at 6:59 am
I have you in my reader and don’t miss one post. Don’t give up.
November 19th, 2008 at 7:41 am
I love your blog. You’re RSS’d im my Google Reader. You know what I like most? Your pictures with the captions! I like your side comments too. They are like cue cards that I could put on a ring (what font is that anyway?).
Keep up the good work, I’ve learned much from you!
November 19th, 2008 at 9:36 am
The font is Pea Walker and is a free font available at http://kevinandamanda.com/fonts/fontsforpeas.
November 19th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Every time I go to the Cheesecake factory I hear angels singing in the background. I just love it, but you are right, they are EXPENSIVE! What a nice cheesecake you made with the leftover candy. I am back to my diet but I can at least enjoy this amazing pictures
November 19th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I LOVE your blog and have dutifully posted you to my Facebook, which has a readership of about 3 people, so I don’t think it helps much. I cannot wait to make the snickers cheesecake! I love your fantastic step-by-step photographs and your witty retorts set you apart from most cooking blogs. Please keep us the good work. You are FABU!!
November 19th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
That last photo did it. I am soooo going to make this cake. Lovely. Just lovely.
November 19th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Who needs cheesecake factory when we have you Francie to give us the same yummy recipes with step by step photos.
Thanks for sharing!
~ingrid
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
I love your style! I only just discovered your blog and I would hate to lose it. More ads maybe?
November 24th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I just found your blog today and realized I’ve saved your Amish Oatmeal recipe from BD. I LOVE your recipes and I’m thinking I’ll be making Snickers Cheesecake soon!! Thanks!
November 30th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Wow! You make making this snickers cheesecake sound so easy and simple. I’m ready to go out and buy myself a springform pan. Thank you!
December 1st, 2008 at 6:05 am
It IS easy and simple. The biggest fear people have with cheesecake is the top cracking (that’s why some recipes call for baking a cheesecake in a water bath) but since we’re covering this with ganache, it really isn’t a problem.
June 6th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
That looks amazing, I’m going to bake it tomorrow.
June 17th, 2009 at 12:00 am
I just came across your website, very cool. This is an amazing looking cheesecake, I hope to have time later this week to bake it! Do you know of a healthier alternative to using regular cream cheese?
June 22nd, 2009 at 8:38 am
I just made this cheesecake for Father’s Day yesterday and everyone loved it. One said it was better than Cheesecake Factory. I even used one package of reduced fat cream cheese to reduce the fat some and saw no taste difference. It was a simple recipe that tasted great! Plus your story with it was so fun, I had to read it to my family. Thanks for a great recipe and entertaining comments!
September 1st, 2009 at 6:36 pm
ZOMG YUM My daughter says she’ll make it for me…..hope it lasts till I get my hands on it!
December 24th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
We are trying this now. I will let you know how it comes out!