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Christmas: Peppermint Cheesecake

Source of Recipe


Southern Lady: "Christmas Made Easy"



List of Ingredients



• -- Crust --
  
• 2 cups chocolate-wafer crumbs
  
• 1/3 cup sugar
  
• 6 Tbsp butter, melted
  
• .
  
• -- Filling --
  
• 4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  
• 1½ cups sugar
  
• 6 large eggs
  
• 4 (1-ounce) squares white chocolate, melted
  
• 3 (8-ounce) containers sour cream
  
• 1 tsp peppermint extract
  
• .
  
• Garnish: crushed candy canes
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
   Combine wafer crumbs, sugar, and butter in a medium bowl. Press firmly in bottom and 1 inch up sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven; set aside. Reduce heat to 300°.
   
   
2. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
   
   
3. Add melted chocolate, sour cream, and peppermint extract, beating at low speed until smooth. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Turn oven off. Leave in oven with door closed for 4 hours.
   
   
4. Remove cheesecake from oven. Gently run a knife around edge of pan to release sides. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cover and chill 8 hours.
   
   
5. Remove sides of pan before serving.
   Garnish with crushed candy canes, if desired.
   
   Makes one 10-inch cheesecake.