Chocolate Donut Hole Cheesecake
This cheesecake was a dream to make. It's delicious and chocolaty. And it's just plain awesome. Do you mean donuts or cheesecake? Are you asking for dessert or breakfast? You could even have both! Eating every day, morning, noon, and night would be great. Watching my husband play in a ProAm tennis tourney, I began brainstorming fun donut ideas. There was some delicious food available, including Krispy Kreme donuts. I had to try one of the donuts. This got me thinking about how delicious donuts can be. Although I could have made a donut, which I had on my to-do list, that wasn't what I was looking for. After trying out a few ideas, I finally settled on this one! Although I made the vanilla version with Krispy Kreme donuts first, it didn't turn out as I expected. It didn't taste as donut-y because it was not cakey. It's no good. I chose to have a donut hole. Since I don't live near a Krispy Kreme shop (I had to buy the donuts at Publix previously - very sad), Dunkin Donuts was my choice. Although I'm sure I could have made the donuts, I think it was a good idea. While I enjoy making complicated desserts, I also like to use shortcuts. You can make your donuts. If you don't have the time or desire to make your donuts, I can help you get started! Make sure you only use cake donuts. They will last longer in the cheesecake batter. Since there aren't vanilla cake donut holes in the doughnuts, I went for the chocolate! Why didn't I do it? Chocolate = happiness. Double happiness: Chocolate donuts and chocolate cheesecakeHow to Make Chocolate Donut Cheesecake
It's so good to combine a little cheesecake, donut, and glaze on one fork. If you're looking to reduce the calories, I would say adding a few more donuts is okay. But not this time. Seriously. It's even better with extra donuts. The glaze is what makes it special! It's hard to imagine a donut that isn't coated in glaze. It would help if you kept some glaze on hand for every piece of cheesecake you make. As the cheesecake sits, the glaze will soak into it - like donut glaze. It is a wonderful glaze that I enjoy having in every slice. Each slice has a little more.Ingredients
CRUST
- 2 cups Oreo crumbs
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
CHEESECAKE FILLING
- 24 ounces cream cheese packages, room temperature (three 8 oz boxes)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown Sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 2 tbsp flour
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 8-10 doughnut holes
GLAZE AND TOPPING
- 1 1/2 cups sugar powder (add more if you need thickness)
- 3 tbsp milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Doughnut holes