White Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake
White Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake requires approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 18. One serving contains 459 calories, 6g of protein, and 30g of fat. If you have flour, cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is perfect for Christmas.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 300 with 2 racks set on lowest rungs.
Combine crumbs, butter, and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl. Press over bottom and up sides of a 10-in. springform pan; set aside.
Blend cream cheese and remaining 1 3/4 cups sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer on low speed (do not whip or add air).
Add eggs, 1 at a time, scraping bowl between additions.
Pour in cream, chocolate, and extract and mix just to blend.
Put a rimmed baking sheet on bottom rack and fill halfway with water. Set cake on rack above it.
Bake until top is set but center still jiggles slightly when shaken, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
Let cool on a rack 1 hour. Chill 3 hours and up to 3 days before serving. To serve, sprinkle with candies and cut with a hot, wet knife.