No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

1/3 cup margarine or butter -- melted

1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs

3/4 cup sugar

1 envelope unflavoured gelatin

2/3 cup water

2 packages cream cheese -- (8-ounce) softened

4 squares semi-sweet chocolate -- (1-ounce) melted

1 can sweetened condensed milk -- (14-ounce)

-- (not evaporated milk) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup whipping cream -- (1/2 pint) whipped

Directions

Combine the margarine, crumbs and sugar. Pat firmly on the bottom of a 9-inch s pringform pan. Chill. (This is your cheesecake crust -- very tasty) In a small saucepan, soften the gelatin in the water. Over low heat, dissolve the gelatin completely; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and melted chocolate until it becomes fluffy. Add condensed milk and vanilla; beat until smooth. Stir in the gelatin mixture. Fold in the whipped cream (make sure you f old in the whipped cream. Beating it in will make the cake lose its texture). P our into the prepared crust.

Chill for at least three hours, until set. Garnish as desired. Refrigerate left overs.

Delicious!

Posted to the RecipeLu List - Jan 1998