Crème de Menthe Cheesecake

Name: Crème de Menthe Cheesecake
Prep time: 6 h
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter, melted; 8 thin chocolate and green mints, coarsely chopped; 414 milliliters chocolate cookie crumbs (from 9-oz. pkg.); 680 grams pkg. cream cheese, softened; 59 milliliters green crème de menthe; 3 eggs; 1 Tbsp powdered sugar; 177 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters whipping cream

Crème de Menthe Cheesecake requires roughly 6 hours from start to finish. One serving contains 386 calories, 5g of protein, and 28g of fat. This recipe serves 16. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 110 would say it hit the spot. If you have eggs, powdered sugar, crème de menthe, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat oven to 300°F. In medium bowl, combine crust ingredients; mix well. Press in bottom and up sides of ungreased 9-inch springform pan.

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Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth.

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Hand Mixer

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Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in 3/4 cup whipping cream and crème de menthe until well blended.

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Pour into crust-lined pan.

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Bake at 300°F. for 60 to 70 minutes or until edges are set but center still jiggles slightly when gently shaken. Turn oven off; open oven door at least 4 inches.

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Let cheesecake sit in oven for 30 minutes or until center is set.

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Remove cheesecake from oven. Cool in pan on wire rack for 1 hour or until completely cooled. Cover; refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.

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Just before serving, carefully run knife around sides of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. In small bowl, beat 1/2 cup whipping cream and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Pipe or spoon whipped cream around edge of cheesecake.

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Powdered Sugar