Howling Full-Moon Cheesecake
One serving contains 244 calories, 4g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 20. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours and 20 minutes. If you have cool whip whipped topping, philadelphia cream cheese, cinnamon candies, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
Instructions
Crush 26 of the cookies; mix with butter. Press firmly onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.
Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add 1 cup of the milk, beating until well blended after each addition.
Add remaining 2 cups milk to dry pudding mixes in separate bowl. Beat with wire whisk 2 min. or until well blended.
Add to cream cheese mixture; mix well. Gently stir in whipped topping and 2 drops food coloring.
Pour into crust; smooth top with spatula.
Add a few additional drops of food coloring to top of cheesecake; spread lightly to create a shimmering full moon effect.
Cut remaining 2 cookies in half to resemble bats' wings.
Add candies for the eyes, securing candies to cookies with decorating gel.
Place "bats" on top of cheesecake. Refrigerate at least 4 hours. Run small knife or spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake.
Remove rim of pan. Store in refrigerator.