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Bailey's Cheesecake with Chocolate Ganache

Luscious Baileys Cheesecake with a decadent chocolate ganache topping.
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword bailey's irish cream, cheesecake, chocolate ganache, dessert, Food, Recipe, st patty's day, st. patricks day
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Chill Time 8 hours
Total Time 9 hours 15 minutes
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 703kcal

Ingredients

Oreo Crust Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs about 22 cookies
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter melted

Baileys Cheesecake Ingredients

  • 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup Baileys Irish Cream
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Ganache

  • 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Begin to bring a large pot of water to boil. Place the spring form pan in the middle of two large pieces of heavy duty aluminum foil. Bring the foil up the sides of the pan. Crimp the pieces together around the pan. Make sure it is tight and secure so no water gets in during the baking process.
  • Combine cookie crumbs and butter together in a bowl. Press into the bottom of the prepared spring form pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
  • While the crust is cooling, beat cream cheese and sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat in the eggs one at a time, being sure to scrape down the sides after adding each egg. Beat in the Baileys, heavy cream, sour cream and vanilla extract. Continue beating on medium speed until smooth and silky. Pour over cooled crust.
  • Place cheesecake into a roasting pan. Place in the oven and pour the boiling water into the roasting pan, quickly close the door. Bake for 45 - 55 minutes or until the cheesecake is set. The middle will still be jiggly. Turn off oven, keep oven door closed and allow cheesecake to cool 1 hour in oven. It will finish cooking during this time.
  • Remove cheesecake from oven, carefully remove it from the water bath. Remove the aluminum foil, being careful of any water that may have worked its way in. Allow to cool to room temperature on the counter.
  • Chill cheesecake in the refrigerator overnight.
  • The next day, use a knife to gently loosen the cheesecake. Remove the sides of the pan.
  • Heat cream and chocolate chips in the microwave for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and allow to set for 2 minutes. Stir until it starts to come together into a smooth chocolate mixture.
  • Begin pouring the ganache over the cheesecake. Smoothing as necessary.
  • Chill the cheesecake for another hour. Slice and serve.

Notes

Please note that you'll need to plan ahead when making this cheesecake as it needs to chill overnight and then for another hour once the ganache has been poured on.
Nutrition information for estimation purposes only.
Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 703kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 150mg | Sodium: 316mg | Potassium: 334mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 1466IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 168mg | Iron: 3mg