Ooooooooh I loooooove cheesecake! MMMMMMMM
I have a great recipe for chocolate chip cheesecake. I got this from a woman I used to work with, she made it for an office Christmas party and it was devoured! I have made it several times since then and it's always a hit. I haven't made it in a long time now, so I think it's time to pull out the stuff!
No Bake Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
2 1/4 cups Oreo cookie crumbs
1- 12 oz pkg Nestle Little Bits
2/3 cups margarine, melted, cooled to room temp
1/2 cup milk
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
6 oz cream cheese (2- 3 oz pkgs), softened
1- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1- 8 oz container of Lite Cool Whip
In bowl, combine cookie crumbs, 1 cup of the Little Bits, and margarine, mix well. Pat mixture into a 9" springform pan, covering bottom and 2 1/2" up the sides, set aside.
In small saucepan, combine milk and gelatin, set aside for one minute. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until gelatin is dissolved. Set aside.
In bowl with mixer, beat cream cheese until creamy. Beat in sweetened condensed milk and gelatin mixture. Fold in remaining Little Bits and Cool Whip. Pour into springform pan, chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
SUBSTITUTIONS
If you prefer, you can use:
-- butter instead of margarine
-- 2 cups heavy whipping cream instead of Cool Whip
-- graham cracker crumbs instead of Oreo crumbs
I've never tried it, but you could try light or fat free cream cheese too.
I also believe that Hershey's makes mini chips.