Chocolate Vanilla Squirrel Cheesecake

25 oreo cookies, crushed

3 tbsp butter, melted

4 pkg (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup sour cream

4 eggs

6 squares semi sweet baking chocolate, melted and cooled

Preheat oven to 325.  Line 13x9 pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan.  Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan.  Bake 10 minutes.  Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until well blended.  Add sour cream; mix well.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition, just until blended.  Remove 1 cup of the batter; set aside.  Stir melted chocolate into remaining batter in large bowl; pour over crust.  Top with spoonfuls of the remaining 1 cup plain batter; cut through batters with a knife several times for “squirreled” effect.  Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set.  Cool.  Refrigerate at least 4 hours.  Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.  Store in refrigerator.

Serves 16

When I told Christopher what we were having for dessert, he thought I said a squirrel cheesecake…..it was so cute, the name stuck!