chocolate nougat bar cheesecake

How To Make chocolate nougat bar cheesecake

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Step 2
  In a food processor, grind cookies into fine crumbs.
• Step 3
  Add butter and process until well blended.
• Step 4
  Press into bottom and about 1 inch up sides of a 9-1/2-or 10-inch springform pan.
• Step 5
  In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Step 6
  Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Step 7
  Beat in vanilla and 1 cup cream; beat 3 to 4 minutes.
• Step 8
  Fold in 1-1/2 cups cut-up chocolate nougat pieces.
• Step 9
  Turn into a crumb-lined pan.
• Step 10
  Bake 1 hour and 15 to 25 minutes, or until cheesecake is almost set but center still jiggles slightly.
• Step 11
  Let cool to room temperature.
• Step 12
  Sprinkle remaining candy pieces over top of cheesecake.
• Step 13
  Refrigerate at least 4 to 5 hours before serving.
• Step 14
  Run a knife around edge of pan to loosen cake and remove springform side of pan.
• Step 15
  Just before serving, drizzle fudge topping over cake.
• Step 16
  Whip remaining 1 cup of cream until stiff and spoon a dollop over each slice.
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