Peppermint Chip Cheesecake

Name: Peppermint Chip Cheesecake
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter, melted; 283 grams package chocolate-covered mint cookies, crushed; 5 teaspoons cornstarch; 680 grams packages each) cream cheese, softened; 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 3 drops green food coloring, optional; 118 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 2 teaspoons peppermint extract; 237 milliliters miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 432 calories, 7g of protein, and 33g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. If you have peppermint extract, heavy whipping cream, semisweet chocolate chips, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan.

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Cookie Crumbs

Butter

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Springform Pan

Bowl

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and cornstarch until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Corn Starch

Sugar

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Bowl

Add eggs and egg yolk; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in the cream, extracts and food coloring if desired. Fold in chocolate chips.

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Chocolate Chips

Food Color

Egg Yolk

Cream

Egg

Pour into crust.

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Crust

Place pan on a baking sheet

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Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

Bake at 325° for 50-60 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Refrigerate leftovers.

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Wire Rack