[ THE ELECTRIC KITCHEN ]

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Coach’s cheesecake
a winner

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This dish was prepared by University of Hawaii quarterback coach Dan Morrison on "The Electric Kitchen" Sunday. The program airs at 4:30 p.m. on KITV/ABC.

All the recipes from the show are available at the Hawaiian Electric Co. Web site, www.heco.com.

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Adapted from "Mrs. Fields Best Cookie Book Ever!" by Debbi Fields (Time-Life Books, 1999)

>> Crust:
About 1 cup chocolate sandwich cookies
2 tablespoons butter, softened

>> Filling:
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
16 ounces sour cream
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups chocolate chips, divided

To make crust: Crush cookies into coarse crumbs. Add butter and mix well. Press crumb mixture into bottom and slightly up the side of a 9-inch springform pan; refrigerate while preparing filling.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

To make filling: Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth. Blend in sugar and sour cream. Add eggs and vanilla; mix until smooth. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips.

Pour cream cheese mixture evenly over crust; smooth top. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips evenly over top. Bake 30 to 40 minutes. Turn oven off and leave cheesecake in oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven and chill until firm, 3 to 4 hours. Serves 12.

Nutritional information unavailable.

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