(avoids eye contact) Yeah….. so… I like chocolate. I feel like this is an embarrassing amount of chocolate, but even so — I’m not sorry about it. This is one of those things you make on a special occasion. Correction: this is one of those things you should only make on a special occasion, but you’re bound to be finding a lot more “special occasions” with this in your back pocket. American friends: do you know the Chocolate Explosion from Boston Pizza? All this time, I thought Boston Pizza was a Canadian and American thing, but when I went to do my research for this post, I found only “Boston’s” in the U.S., which seemed to be the American version, but when I checked out their menu, they had only boring, ordinary desserts like “Apple Crisp”. As much as I love apple crisp, it is no match for the Boston Pizza Chocolate Explosion. And you shouldn’t have to live without it. I was really debating doing this on a brownie crust, and while that would be amazing, I felt it was a little more effort than I was willing to put in, especially since there are a few parts to the dessert to begin with. Also, when I looked at the Boston Pizza menu I noticed in the pictures that the cheesecake was baked on a chocolate crust. But I figured that was also too much effort, considering it’s smothered in chocolate mousse and those 8 Oreo crumbs you’re going to get aren’t really going to make it taste any different. If you want to make this even easier (and no bake!) simply skip the baking of the crust (I baked mine because I like how it holds up nicely), and use a plain, store-bought vanilla cheesecake. No one will know the difference and you will still be the star of the show at the holiday gathering/birthday party/staff lunchroom. Pinky promise. Create an account easily save your favorite content, so you never forget a recipe again. Register Now Tag @thereciperebel or hashtag #thereciperebel — I love to see what you’re making!
