Black Forest Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1 cup oatmeal; uncooked
• 1 cup Quaker 100% natural Cereal'; crushed to ¾ cup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar; firmly packed
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine; melted
• 16 ounces softened cream cheese
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips; melted
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 21 ounce can cherry pie filling

Method

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 inch spring form pan. Combine first four ingredients. Press onto bottom and sides of ban. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool. Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla at medium speed of electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in chocolate and cream. Pour into crust. Bake 1 hour or until center is almost set. Cool completely; remove rim. Chill. Spread pie filling over top. Serve with whipped cream if desired.

Yield: 16 servings