Ingredients

  • 30 gingersnaps, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar, divided
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 jar (7 oz.) JET-PUFFED Marshmallow Creme

Method

  • Heat oven to 325F.
  • Mix cookie crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp.
  • sugar; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
  • Beat cream cheese, remaining sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon and vanilla with mixer until blended.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
  • Pour over crust.
  • Bake 55 min.
  • to 1 hour or until center is almost set.
  • Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
  • Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
  • Spoon marshmallow creme into microwaveable bowl just before serving cheesecake.
  • Microwave on HIGH 30 sec.
  • or just until warmed; stir.
  • Pour over cheesecake.