Description
A creamy green cheesecake with a chocolate crust, glossy green glaze, and spooky Frankenstein face decorations. Fun, festive, and frightfully delicious!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups chocolate cookie crumbs (Oreo or similar)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 3 (8 oz) blocks cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp flour
- Green gel food coloring (as needed for Frankenstein green)
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- Melted chocolate (for hair, mouth, and stitches)
- Crushed Oreos (for “hair texture”)
- Large candy eyes (or white chocolate buttons + chocolate chips for pupils)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C).
- Mix cookie crumbs, sugar, and melted butter until evenly moistened.
- Press firmly into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
- Bake 8 minutes, then set aside.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing slowly.
- Blend in sour cream, vanilla, and flour.
- Stir in green gel food coloring until you reach a bright Frankenstein shade.
- Pour over crust.
- Bake 55–60 minutes until edges are set but center jiggles slightly.
- Turn off oven, crack door, and rest cheesecake inside for 1 hour.
- Chill in fridge at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Heat cream until warm (not boiling).
- Pour over white chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
- Tint with green food coloring.
- Pour glaze over chilled cheesecake and spread evenly.
- Drizzle melted chocolate along top edge and let it drip down to form “hair.”
- Sprinkle crushed Oreos over hair for texture.
- Attach candy eyes with a dab of melted chocolate.
- Pipe on a stitched mouth with remaining melted chocolate.
Notes
- For best results, chill the cheesecake overnight.
- Adjust the amount of green food coloring to achieve desired shade.
- Use a serrated knife to slice the cheesecake for clean edges.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 80mg