"Taste is good, but the recipe directions were off. I would 1/2 the recipe for a 9" spring pan. The full recipe in the 9" caused mine to bake over about 2inches and then crack at the top. I had to scrape off the " muffin top" and put it back into the oven to continue baking. Avoid this by halving the recipe. Next time I may also choose between the chocolate chips that are folded in or the melted chocolate and not both. It was too overwhelming and didn't allow the cheesecake flavor to be the main taste. Last, DO NOT TAKE OFF SPRING PAN TILL IT CHILLS!!!! This has led to many ruined cheesecakes..." explosive" takes on a little too literal description when taking it off too early.