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American · Dessert

Marbled Chocolate Cheesecake

A baked cheesecake on a cinnamon graham crust, swirled with chocolate sauce and baked in a water bath for a smooth, creamy texture. Garnish with salty pretzels and potato chips for a sweet and salty finish.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on55 min
  • Total6 h 43 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Crust

  • 150 ggraham cracker pieces, about 1 cm (1/2 in) pieces
  • 100 gsugar
  • 85 gunsalted butter, melted (6 tbsp)
  • ½ tspground cinnamon

Cheesecake

  • 900 gcream cheese, four 8 oz packages, at room temperature
  • 150 gsugar
  • 1½ tspall-purpose flour
  • 1 tsppure vanilla extract
  • 4large eggs
  • 180 mlsour cream

Chocolate and garnish

  • 240 mlchocolate sauce, 3 tbsp for marbling, the rest to finish
  • 1 cupsmall hard sourdough pretzels, salted
  • 1 cupsalted ruffled potato chips

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Barley
  • Corn (maize)
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Potato (white)
  • Cinnamon
  • Vanilla
  • Yeast
  • Honey
  • Lecithin (any source)
  • Caffeine and theobromine
  • Alcohol
  • Cacao and cocoa

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stand mixer
  • Food processor

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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