Alaskan Stout Chocolate Cheesecake
Ingredients:
Crust:
3 oz. Melted butter
crushed oreos, enough to cover the bottom of a 10” spring form pan 3/8” deep
Cheesecake:
12 oz. Semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
24 oz. Cream cheese, softened
½ cup sugar
4 eggs
½ cup reduced Alaskan Stout
Icing:
½ cup sugar
¼ cup heavy cream
1 oz. Butter
½ cup reduced Alaskan Stout
1 T. cornstarch
Instructions:
This recipe calls for reduced Alaskan Stout. Simmer 1 ½ bottles of Alaskan Stout without boiling for one hour. Remove ½ cup of reduced liquid for icing recipe but reduce the remaining Stout until ½ cup remains, then cool to use.For Crust:Mix butter and crumbs and press into bottom of a 10” spring form pan to form a crust about 3/8” deep.Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes and then cool to room temperature.For cake:Beat cream cheese and sugar. Add melted chocolate chips, eggs, and Alaskan Stout. Pour into spring form pan and bake for 35 – 40 minutes at 450 degrees until set. Chill 4 hours before icing and serving.For Icing:Mix all ingredients and cook over low heat until just bubbling. Thicken with cornstarch, cool to room temperature and spread over cooled, cooked cheesecake. Serve with glasses of Alaskan Stout.