Showstopper Eggnog Cheesecake Recipes

Steps:

• Place a greased 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan. , In a small bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Press onto the bottom of pan. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 325° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and flour until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Gradually stir in the eggnog, extract and nutmeg. Pour filling over crust., Place springform pan in a larger baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan. , Bake at 325° until center is just set and top appears dull, 45-50 minutes. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled. If desired, top with whipped cream, then sprinkle with nutmeg.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl combine graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar and butter. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a food processor combine cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, flour and eggnog; process until smooth. Blend in eggs, rum and nutmeg. Pour mixture into cooled crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 250 and bake for 45 minutes, or until center of cake is barely firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and immediately loosen cake from rim. Let cake cool completely before removing the rim.

Steps:

• For the crust: In a medium bowl, stir together the ground cashews, graham crackers and the 1/2 cup sugar.
• Drizzle the melted butter over the cashew mixture.
• Toss till mixed well.
• Press the cashew mixture onto the bottom and about 1 1/2 inches up the sides of a 10-inch springform pan.
• Wrap outside of the springform pan securely with heavy foil.
• Set aside.
• For filling: In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium-high speed 3 to 4 minutes or till mixture is completely smooth, scraping sides of bowl.
• Reduce speed to medium, beat in rum (if you like), sugar, vanilla and nutmeg.
• Add eggs all at once, beat on low speed till just combined.
• Stir in eggnog.
• Pour filling into crust-lined pan.
• Place springform pan in a large roasting pan.
• (Make sure there's at least 1 inch between the springform pan and the edges of the roasting pan).
• Place roasting pan on oven rack.
• Carefully pour enough hot tap water into roasting pan to come halfway up side of springform pan.
• Bake in 350 oven 60 to 70 minutes or till edge of cheesecake is firm and center appears nearly set when lightly shaken.
• Carefully remove pan from water bath, transfer to a wire rack.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Remove foil.
• Lossen crust from sides and cool 30 minutes.
• Remove sides of pan, cool.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 2 days.
• Garnish with cashew brittle, if you like.
• To bake without the water bath: Prepare cheesecake as above, except omit the foil; place the pan with filling in a shallow roasting pan.
• Bake without water bath 45 to 50 minutes or till center appears nearly set when shaken.
• Surface will have a more golden color than cheesecake baked in a water bath.

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl combine the 1 1/4c crushed wafers and melted butter; toss to thoroughly combine. Press crumb mixture into bottom and 1/2" up sides of a 9" spring form pan to form a firm, even crust. Chill about 1 hr or till firm.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan combine the 1/3c. sugar and gelatin. Stir in eggnog, egg yolks, and nutmeg. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, till mixture just comes to a boil. Remove from heat.
• In a large mixer bowl beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed for 30 sec. or till softened; gradually beat in gelatin mixture. Stir in rum or milk. Chill till partially set.
• In a medium mixer bowl beat egg whites on medium speed of mixer till soft peaks form (tips curl). Gradually add remaining sugar, beating till stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).
• In a small mixer bowl beat cream to soft peaks. Fold whites and whipped cream into gelatin mixture. Turn into crumb-lined pan. Cover; chill till firm, several hours, or overnight.
• Loosen sides of cheesecake from pan with a spatula; remove sides. Sprinkle shaved chocolate or wafer crumbs around the top edge of the cheesecake.

Steps:

• For crust, preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C) and lightly grease a 10-inch (25 cm) springform pan.
• In a food processor, pulse flour, oats, SPLENDA* Granular, cinnamon and salt to blend. Pour in melted butter and pulse until mixture becomes a rough, crumbly texture. Press into bottom of prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool.
• For filling, reduce oven temperature to 300 °F (140 °C). Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add SPLENDA* Granular, flour, extracts, nutmeg and cinnamon and blend well, scraping down sides of bowl often. Add eggs one at a time, scraping well after each addition. Pour filling over cooled crust and bake for 55 to 65 minutes, until outside edges are set but centre still jiggles a bit. Allow to cool for 1 hour before chilling overnight.
• For garnish, whip cream to soft peaks and fold in SPLENDA* Granular, rum and vanilla. To serve, run a knife around edge of cheesecake to loosen and remove springform ring. Garnish top of cheesecake with whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg before presenting, or slice cheesecake and serve with a dollop of cream.

Steps:

• Trim pirouette cookies to 1 1/2 to 2 inch lengths; set aside.
• Crush trimmed off ends into crumbs.
• Combine cookie and graham cracker crumbs with margarine.
• Press firmly into a 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Gradually add eggnog, milk, pudding mix, rum and nutmeg, beating continuously until very smooth.
• Pour over graham cracker/cookie crust.
• Chill for at least 3 hours.
• Remove from fridge.
• Run a hot knife or metal spatula around the edges of pan to loosen.
• Remove sides of pan.
• Gently press reserved cookies onto the side of cake, cut sides down.
• Garnish as desired with Cool Whip and grated chocolate.
• Serve!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Combine crumbs, Splenda and butter. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan that is lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Cool.
• Preheat oven to 425 F (400 F convection).
• Beat remaining ingredients until very smooth.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 250 F (225 F convection).
• Bake for 45 minutes or until center of cheesecake is firm but wiggly.
• Remove from oven, immediately run knife around edges to loosen cheesecake.
• Cool completely at room temperature before removing rim.
• Refrigerate overnight before serving.