Prep time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees

Serves 6-8

Ingredients:

4 8oz. packages cream cheese at room temperature

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla

3 large eggs

½ teaspoon salt

For the crust:

2 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup softened butter

½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

Place the graham crackers in a food processor with the sugar, salt and soft butter- mix until all of the ingredients are incorporated.

Put the graham cracker crumb mixture in a spring-form, or 9-inch cake pan and work the crust mixture to the edges.

Graham Cracker Crust

For the filling:

Place the cream cheese, cocoa powder, sugar, vanilla, eggs and salt in a mixing bowl and blend for 3 minutes, or until the batter is smooth.

Cheesecake Mixture

Place the batter in the pan over the graham cracker crust and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Blended Cheesecake Mixture

Uncooked Cheesecake

Refrigerate for three hours before cutting.