Heavenly Tasting Cheesecake

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups of crumbs of choice for crust of choice (see below)
1/4 cup melted butter
3 pkgs (250g) each of Cream Cheese
3/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
Selected Add Ins (see below)

Directions:
1. Combine crumbs and melted butter. Press into bottom of 9" springform pan.
2.Beat Cream Cheese and sugar together until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time and mix just until blended. Add your selected Add Ins and pour into crust.
3.Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes, (when center is almost set).
4.Cool completely then refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.

Selected Add-Ins:

For Chocolate Lovers Cheesecake use chocolate crumbs. Add 6 squares of melted and cooled baker's chocolate and 1/4 cup of Amaretto Liqueur to the middle. On top drizzle melted chocolates and top with roasted almonds.

For White Chocolate Cranberry Cheescake use vanilla crumbs. Add 4 squares of melted and cooled baker's white chocolate, a handful of cranberries and orange zest to the middle. On top put some orange slices, dried cranberries, and white chocolate curls.

For Citrus Mint Cheescake use graham crumbs. Add a spoonful each of juice and zest from a lemon, lime, and orange as well as some chopped fresh mint. On top put lemon, lime and orange slices and mint sprigs.

For Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake use ginger crumbs. Add 1 cup canned pumpkin, handful of toasted chipped pecans, a dash of nutmeg and a dash of cinnamon. On top put Cool Whip whipped topping, toasted pecans and cinnamon sticks.

*courtesy of Philadelphia Cream Cheese package.