EGGNOG CHEESECAKE & PECAN CARMEL SAUCE
List of Ingredients
- 1/4 CUP BUTTER OR MARGARINE, MELTED
- 1 1/4 CUPS VANILLA WAFER CRUMBS
- 1/4 CUP SUGAR
- 3 ( 8 OUNCE) PACKAGES SOFTENED CREAM CHEESE
- 1 ( 14 OUNCE CAN) SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK
- 3 EGGS
- 1/4 CUP DARK RUM
- 1 TEASPOON VANILLA
- 1/2 TEASPOON GROUND NUTMEG
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- PECAN CARMEL SAUCE:
- 1 TABLESPOON CORNSTARCH
- 1 CUP WATER
- 2 TABLESPOONS MELTED BUTTER OR MARGARINE
- 1/3 CUP LIGHT BROWN SUGAR
- 2 TABLESPOONS DARK RUM
- 1/2 CUP CHOPPED PECANS
Instructions
- PREHEAT OVEN TO 300°.
- COMBINE 1/4 CUP BUTTER, WAFER CRUMBS AND SUGAR. PRESS FIRMLY ON THE BOTTOM OF A 9" SPRINFORM PAN. SET ASIDE.
- IN A LARGE BOWL, BEAT CREAM CHEESE UNTIL FLUFFY. GRADUALLY BEAT IN THE SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK UNTIL SMOOTH. ADD EGGS MIXING WELL. STIR IN 1/4 CUP RUM, VANILLA EXTRACT AND NUTMEG. POUR INTO PREPARED PAN.
- BAKE FOR 40 TO 50 MINUTES OR UNTIL CAKE SPRINGS BACK WHEN LIGHTLY TOUCHED. COOL AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. PLACE IN REFRIGERATOR TO CHILL.
- IN A SMALL BOWL, DISSOLVE THE CORNSTARCH IN THE CUP OF WATER. IN A MEDIUM SAUCEPAN, MELT 2 TABLESPOONS BUTTER, STIR IN THE BROWN SUGAR AND CORNSTARCH MIXTURE. BRING TO A BOIL, STIRRING CONSTANTLY. REDUCE HEAT AND SIMMER FOR 10 MINUTES. REMOVE FROM HEAT. ADD THE 2 TABLELSPOONS DARK RUM. COOL. JUST BEFORE SERVING STIR IN THE PECANS INTO THE SAUCE.
- REMOVE THE SIDES OF THE SPRINGFORM PAN FROM THE CHEESECAKE. SERVE WITH PECAN CARMEL SAUCE.
- 1 ( 9") CHEESECAKE
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