A few weeks ago, Kate posted her Whopper ice cream pie with a waffle cone crust. I have my own Whopper recipe that I made for dessert at Gourmet group. Hope you like it!
1 10-ounce package chocolate wafer cookies
1/3 cup walnuts
1/4 cup sugar
1 stick butter (8 Tbl.)
16 ounces milk chocolate (broken apart)
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup malted milk powder (Ovaltine)
2 pounds (4 8-oounce packages) cream cheese (softened)
1 cup sugar
5 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups Whoppers (malted milk balls) ground
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup hot fudge
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Butter 10-inch round springform pan and wrap bottom with heavy duty aluminun foil to avoid leaks.
3. CRUST: Pulse cookies and walnuts in processor until fine. Add sugar and melted butter. Pulse a few times until mixture is blended. Press into bottom and partially up the sides of the springform pan. Chill
CHEESECAKE:
1. Place milk chocolate in top of a double boiler and melt, stirring often.
2. Bring cream to boil over medium heat in saucepan. Turn off heat and add malted milk powder. Whisk and let steep for for 10 minutes. Strain.
3. Place cream cheese in large bowl and beat until fluffy.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each egg.
5. Beat in sour cream and vanilla.
6. Add strained cream and melted chocolate. Blend throughly
7. Process 1 1/2 cups malted milk balls in processor until fine and add to batter.
8. Pour batter into spring-form pan and place in a shallow roasting pan. Pour boiling water halfway up the the spring-form pan and place into oven. Bake for 1 hour and 50 minutes until top is set, (It will move slightly). Remove pan from the oven and place on a rack to cool. Remove foil and cool completely. Remove from springform pan and place on plate. Cover with waxed paper and wrap with foil. Place in refrigerator. Can be stored up to 4 days or frozen.
9. To serve, heat hot fudge until it spreads easily. Spread over top of cheesecake and decorate with Whoppers. Variations: I have made this cheesecake with shortbread cookies and pecans add topped with chocolate curls or whipped cream and garnished with strawberries or raspberries.
