Peppermint Candy Cheesecake

Name: Peppermint Candy Cheesecake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 Tbsps butter, melted and divided; 454 grams pkgs. cream cheese, softened; 2 eggs; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 59 milliliters peppermint candies, coarsely crushed; 355 milliliters sour cream; 177 milliliters sugar, divided; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 12 servings Optional: frozen whipped topping, thawed; crushed peppermint candies; mini candy canes

This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 352 calories, 5g of protein, and 26g of fat. If you have butter, graham cracker crumbs, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is perfect for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Blend crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup melted butter in bottom of an ungreased 8" round springform pan; press evenly over bottom. Blend sour cream, remaining sugar, eggs, flour and vanilla in a blender or food processor until smooth, stop- ping to scrape sides.

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Sour Cream

Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

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Food Processor

Springform Pan

Blender

Add cream cheese and blend; stir in remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter until completely smooth. Fold in crushed candies and pour over crust.

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Cream Cheese

Crust

Butter

Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.

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Oven

Remove from oven and run a knife around edge of pan. Cool; refrigerate overnight. Loosen pan sides and remove springform; garnish with whipped topping, crushed candies and candy canes, if desired.

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Whipped Topping