Mocha Rum Cheesecake

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 1/2 cups oatmeal cookie crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup rum
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• raspberries, and (optional)
• mint (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 for crust, mix cookie crumbs and butter.
• 3 press into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• 4 for filling, mix rum and coffee granules; set aside.
• 5 with an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, chocolate, flour and vanilla.
• 6 add eggs and beat just until combined.
• 7 stir in rum mixture.
• 8 pour filling over crust and bake for 50 minutes or until center looks set.
• 9 remove from oven and let cool before removing sides.
• 10 chill 4 hours.
• 11 garnish if desired with raspberries and mint.