Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Pistachios

Name: Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Pistachios
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 3 h
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 9 ounces, weight FOR THE CRUST:; 4 ounces, weight Cream Filled Chocolate Cookies (like Oreos); 32 ounces, weight Unsalted Butter, melted; 1-½ cup FOR THE FILLING:; ½ teaspoons Cream Cheese, Room Temperature; 4 whole Granulated Sugar; 1 cup Fine Salt; 8 ounces, weight Large Eggs; 4 ounces, fluid Sour Cream, Room Temparature; 4 ounces, weight Bittersweet Or Semisweet Chocolate, Melted

This is a fantastic chocolate cheesecake. Not only does it taste a-ma-zing, but it bakes evenly without cracks and you don’t have to fuss with a water bath. Plan ahead and prepare this cheesecake at least a day before you want to serve it.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients

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Why it works: Cream and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Pistachios

Serves 12

Prep1 hr

Cook3 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

634Calories

27 gProtein

42 gFat

38 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + cream cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,747 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,466 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Chocolate + sugartop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,404 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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