Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        crust
  1 1/2           cups  vanilla wafer crumbs
     1/2           cup  confectioners' sugar
     1/3           cup  baking cocoa
     1/3           cup  butter or margarine -- melted
                        filling
  3           packages  cream cheese -- softened (8-oun
  1                can  sweetened condensed milk -- (14
  2               cups  semisweet chocolate chips -- me
  4                     eggs
  2          teaspoons  vanilla extract
                        whipped cream and additional chocolate -- optional
                        -- chips
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  1              ounce  )
                        ted -- (about 12- ounces)

Preparation:

Combine all crust ingredients and press into the bottom and 2-in. up the sides of a 9-in. springform pan; chill. For filling, beat cream cheese in a large mixing bowl until fluffy. Gradually add milk; beat until smooth. Add melted chips, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Pour into crust. Bake at 300 degrees F for 1 hour and 5 minutes. (Center will still jiggle slightly.) Cool for 15 minutes. Carefully run a knife between crust and sides of pan. Cool for 3 hours at room temperature. Chill overnight. Just before serving, remove sides of pan. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate chips if desired.

Nutritional Information:

532 Calories (kcal); 39g Total Fat; (63% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; 153mg Cholesterol; 309mg Sodium