CRUST:

1 cup chocolate wafer cookies, crushed
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted

CHEESECAKE:

24 ounces cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 eggs

Combine cookie crumbs, sugar, and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 F. for 10 minutes.

Combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend chocolate into batter.

Spoon into crust and bake at 450 F. for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250 F. Continue baking for 30 to 40 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan. Chill.

Serving Size: 12