Our Best Chocolate Cheesecake

For your friends and family, nothing but the best will do. When it comes to dessert, this rich, creamy chocolate cheesecake with an Oreo Cookie crust tops the list.

Ingredients:

• 18 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)  
  2  Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
  3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 
  1 cup sugar
  1 tsp. vanilla
  2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, broken into pieces, melted and cooled
  3 eggs
  1-1/2 cups strawberries         

Directions:

• Heat oven to 325°
  F.Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch spring form pan. Bake 10 min.
  Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust. Bake 45 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours. Top with strawberries.

Source:  kraft.com