Instant Pot Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake
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Are you looking for a new cheesecake recipe?
The instant pot chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake is delicious and you can easily make it work for your palette.
Don’t worry about grabbing that large springform pan; you only need a small six-inch springform pan for this recipe.
Let's grab our ingredients.
SOME BOOK INSPIRATION
“I thought you had to work today?” Isabel from Hard To Resist (The Winters Family Book One) glanced over at Drew sitting on a barstool at the kitchen island as she walked into the kitchen.
“Nope, I took the day off.” His head was bent, and his eyes were locked onto something on his phone.
Isabel had walked into the kitchen to grab a few ingredients from the refrigerator. Instead, she took a couple of steps around the island and leaned over Drew’s shoulder, trying to get a peek at what he was looking at on his phone. “What are you doing?” On his screen was an image of a cheesecake.
Finally, he peeled his eyes away from the screen and turned his body to face her. “A little birdie told me you were making a new instant pot cheesecake recipe today, and I didn’t want to miss out on being your star taste tester.”
Isabel burst out laughing. Her body fell against Drew because she was laughing so hard. It took her a few minutes to stop laughing. She could finally talk after taking a few deep breaths and letting them out slowly. “Wait, did Danny switch his shift, too?”
“I’m not for sure. Why?”
She struggled to hold in her laugh. “Shawna just called and said she’s tied up with something and can’t help with the new recipe.”
“Did she say tied up?” Drew closed his eyes and tried to forget the image.
“I don’t think she meant literally.” They sat there silently for a split second, staring at each other. “On the other hand, we’re talking about Shawna.”
“Exactly.” He hopped off the barstool. “So, I guess you need someone to help you with the recipe.”
She stepped closer to him and wrapped her arms around his waist. “Did you switch shifts so you could help me with the recipe?”
“No, I switched shifts so I wouldn’t miss out on tasting the recipe.” He tapped the tip of his index finger on her nose. “I want more than one bite.”
“You’re never going to let me forget that, are you?” She started laughing again, remembering how she and Shawna had made a cheesecake and only saved one bite for Drew and one for Danny. They had gone a little crazy and ate the rest.
SOME BEHIND THE SCENES
This recipe took me two tries and here's why...
I tried to reinvent the wheel. It’s true.
A few years ago, I made instant pot cheesecake and it’s been our favorite recipe ever since. Then, all thanks to Isabel and her inspiration, I searched for help to make a cookie dough version. I had some ideas and made my first attempt. Um, it was seriously the consistency of a flan because I added too many eggs.
The recipe had potential though.
As I thought about the recipe I had tried and then I remembered the recipe I made a few years ago, and I realized something…
…I was trying to create something completely new and yet, I already had a winning cheesecake recipe.
Here’s my PSA of the day- Don’t reinvent the wheel if you already have an awesome recipe. Use that and then mix it up.
So, I took my tried and true instant pot cheesecake recipe and just adjusted it to make it full of chocolate chip cookie dough love.
Isabel and I had fun creating this recipe for you. Enjoy!
Note: This recipe uses a six-inch springform pan that can fit nicely in your instant pot. You can check out the pan I used here.
Oh, and if you're curious about the other two instant pot cheesecake recipes Isabel inspired me to make, you can check them out here.
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Instant Pot Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
Category
Cheesecake
Cuisine
American
Author:
Terra Kelly
Servings
8
Prep Time
25-30 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
A rich, creamy, and irresistible cheesecake recipe.
Ingredients
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1 cup almond flour (or graham cracker crumbs)
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4 Tbsp salted butter, melted
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2 Tbsp sugar
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1 ½ Tbsp unsweetened cocoa
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16 oz cream cheese, softened
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2/3 cup sugar
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½ cup sour cream
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2 eggs
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2 Tbsp corn starch
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2 tsp vanilla extract
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¼ tsp salt
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2 Tbsp salted butter, softened
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4 Tbsp brown sugar
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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4 Tbsp all-purpose flour
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½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
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2 Tbsp water
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½ tsp salt
Crust
Cheesecake Batter
Cookie Dough
Directions
You need a six-inch cheesecake pan (it will fit perfectly in a 6 qt instant pot). Add parchment paper around the bottom attachment of the pan. Cover inside and bottom of the pan with butter. Add aluminum foil outside of the pan to cover the bottom and prevent the cheesecake from pouring out.
Melt butter in a small bowl in the microwave or in a small pan over medium heat on the stove.
In a small bowl- mix almond flour (or graham cracker crumbs), melted butter, sugar, and salt. Add mixture to prepared pan and pat down the crust with fingers around bottom and sides so each area is even. Place in the freezer while mixing cheesecake mixture.
In a medium bowl- mix butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, flour, water, salt, and chocolate chips. Use a spoon and grab a heaping tablespoon of cookie dough to roll into 6 balls with your hand. Set aside. (Optional, you can make smaller balls.)
In a medium bowl with a hand mixer or use your KitchenAid mixer with a paddle- Mix together cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, eggs, corn starch, vanilla extract, and salt.
Grab prepared crust from freezer, pour cheesecake batter just to cover the bottom. Next, add the prepared cookie dough balls. Then, pour the remaining cheesecake batter into the pan.
Cover top of cheesecake with parchment paper and a layer of aluminum foil to prevent water from saturating cheesecake during the cooking process.
Instant Pot- Add one cup of water to the bottom of the pan. Place cheesecake on a trivet that sits at the bottom of the instant pot. Carefully sit the trivet and pan with cheesecake in the bottom of the instant pot. Cover instant pot with a lid. Seal. Pressure Cook setting (or in my case, manual setting) and set cook time for 30 minutes. Once it’s cooked let it sit for ten minutes before venting. After ten minutes move to vent. Then remove the cooked cheesecake from the instant pot and let it cool for about 30 minutes at room temperature. Cool the cheesecake the remainder of the way in the refrigerator. It is ideal to leave it for at least 4-6 hours before cutting. Loosen sides with a knife before pushing Cheesecake out of the pan. (You can also blast chill the cheesecake in your freezer if you need to serve it quickly.)
Time to enjoy!
Recipe Note
Optional: Top with more chocolate chips, whipped cream, chocolate syrup, and maybe even strawberries.
Note: If the trivet that fits in the instant pot does not have handles to pull the cheesecake out easily, I created a handle with aluminum foil that hooks into the the trivet. You want to make the process seamless when pulling the cooked cheesecake out after it is cooked.