EggNog Cheesecake Recipe
This is so good and easy to make!
I hope you enjoy it like we do!
Egg Nog Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 1 Cup very finely ground cashews
- 1 cup finely crushed graham crackers (14 squares)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 4 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon rum (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups dairy eggnog
- Cashew brittle (optional)
Directions
- For the cheesecake crust:
- 1. In a medium bowl, stir together the ground cashews, graham crackers, and the 1/2 cup sugar. Drizzle the melted butter over the cashew mixture. Toss until mixed well. Press the cashew mixture onto the bottom and about 1-1/2 inches up the sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Wrap outside of the springform pan securely with heavy foil. Set aside.
- For filling:
- 1. In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium-high speed 3 to 4 minutes or until light and fluffy.
- Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar, beating for 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture is completely smooth, scraping sides of bowl. Reduce speed to medium, beat in rum (if you like), vanilla, and nutmeg. Add eggs all at once; beat on low speed until just combined. Stir in eggnog.
- 2. Pour filling into crust-lined pan. Place springform pan in a large roasting pan. (Make sure theres at least 1 inch between the springform pan and the edges of the roasting pan.)
- Place roasting pan on oven rack. Carefully pour enough hot tap water into roasting pan to come halfway up side of springform pan.
- 3. Bake in 350 degree F oven 60 to 70 minutes or until edge of cheesecake is firm and center appears nearly set when lightly shaken.
- Carefully remove pan from water bath, transfer to a wire rack. Cool 15 minutes. Remove foil. Loosen crust from sides and cool 30 minutes.
- Remove sides of pan; cool. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 2 days. Garnish with cashew brittle, if you like.
- Variation
- To bake without the water bath: Prepare cheesecake as above, except omit the foil; place the pan with filling in a shallow roasting pan. Bake without water bath 45 to 50 minutes or until center appears nearly set when shaken. Surface will have a more golden color than cheesecake baked in a water bath.
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Hi Jody,
I found your post on Blog Frogs! This cheesecake looks out of this world! I bet it tastes yummy! Thanks for sharing it with us. Gladly sharing this. Have a great day!
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