Instant Pot Mint Chip Cheesecake is one of my favorites. An Oreo cookie crust, rich and creamy mint cheesecake filling studded with chocolate chips, and topped with a chocolate ganache. Give this mint cheesecake recipe a try.
Ingredients
Crust ingredients
2Ccrushed Mint Oreo Cookies - about 24-28 cookies
¼Cunsalted butter, melted
Mint Chocolate Chip cheesecake ingredients
2 - 8ozcream cheese, softened
½Csugar
1TBSPCornstarch
2large eggs
2tsppure mint extract
1 ½Csemi sweet chocolate chips
2-4drops of mint green gel food coloring
Chocolate Ganache
1Csemi sweet chocolate chips
½Cheavy whipping cream
Instructions
Crust Directions:
Line the bottom of a 6inch springform pan with parchment paper and spray the sides with pam baking spray
Using a large bowl mix the melted butter and the crushed oreos
Press the crust into the springform pan
Place into the freezer while you make the cheesecake mixture
Mint Chocolate Chip cheesecake Directions
In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and cornstarch until combined
In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat together the cream cheese and sugar mixture until combined and smooth
Beat in the eggs 1 at a time until combined
Beat in the mint extract and mint green gel food coloring
Fold in the chocolate chips
Pour cheesecake mixture into the crust
Cover with foil
Fill the instant pot with 1 cup of water
Place a trivet inside
Place the springform pan onto the trivet
Close the lid and set to sealing
Bake on manual setting high pressure for 40 minutes. Once timer goes off allow to natural release for 20 minutes
Remove the lid and use a paper towel to dap onto the foil to remove condensation
Carefully remove from the pot and place onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely
Place into the fridge overnight
Chocolate Ganache Directions:
Using a small pot, heat up the heavy whipping cream until steaming
While heavy whipping cream is heating up, place chocolate chips into a heat-proof bowl
Once the heavy whipping cream is heated, pour over the chocolate chips
Allow to sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth
Pour over the top of the cooled cheesecake and smooth evenly