A New York chocolate cheesecake is a sweet dessert composed of a mixture of cream cheese, sour cream, dark chocolate, eggs, sugar and flavors of vanilla or lemon, filing a crust of cookie crumbs (usually Graham crackers) cocoa powder and butter.

The New York cheesecake is made with a Philadelphia cream cheese (patented in 1872 by William Lawrence of Chester, New York), a fresh salty cheese.

The following recipe is a chocolate version.

Level of difficulty : easy

Prep time : 25 min

Rest time : 3 h 20 min

Cook time : 1 hour

Total time : 1 h 25 min + 3 h 20 min (rest)

Yield : 6 servings

Base :

2 cups biscuits

1 tsp bitter cocoa

1/2 cup butter

Cream :

1.5 cup cream cheese (Philadelpia)

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup sugar

0.7 cup dark chocolate

3 tbsp flour

2 eggs

Finish :

1 pinch of bitter cocoa

Base :

• Provide the base of a 10 inch pan with baking paper.
• Put the cookies and cocoa in the bowl of a blender and reduce to flour.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan, add to the cookies and mix well.
• Spread the mixture in the bottom of the mold, compact well with a spoon and refrigerate for 20 min.

Cream :

• In a bowl, put the cheese, sour cream, sugar and flour.
• Mix, then insert the first egg.
• When it is well absorbed, add the second.
• Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, add to the mixture and stir with a spatula.

Assembly :

• Pour the cream on the base.
• Preheat the oven in static mode to 350° F.
• Bake for about 1 h.
• Take out of the oven and let cool, then put in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
• Garnish the cake with a pinch of cocoa.
• Serve and enjoy !