White Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9-inch springform pan with 2 sheets of aluminum foil.
• Crush chocolate cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor. Add melted butter and stir until well combined. Transfer crumb mixture into the prepared pan. Press down crumbs to create an even crust, completely covering the bottom of the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until just set, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Beat cream cheese in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer with an electric mixer until smooth. Add sugar and mix well. Mix in melted almond bark, flour, heavy cream, peppermint extract, and salt, scraping the bowl prior to each new addition; mix well. Add 1 egg at a time on medium-low speed. Mix until smooth. Fold in creme de menthe and peppermint crunch baking chips.
• Transfer the springform pan with the cooked crust to a large roasting pan. Pour filling into the crust. Add enough hot water to the roasting pan to reach halfway up the sides of the springform pan.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until set, about 1 hour. Turn off the oven. Leave cake in the oven, keeping the door shut, for an additional 45 minutes. Remove and allow to sit for at least 1 hour before chilling.
• Chill for 4 hours, to overnight.
• Beat softened cream cheese, white chocolate, whipped topping, sugar, and vanilla extract for mousse together in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and slightly thickened. Add mousse to the top of the cheesecake. Chill for at least 4 more hours.
• Remove the sides of the springform pan. Cut into slices and enjoy.

Steps:

• Place a greased 10-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan., In a large bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Press onto the bottom and 1-in. up the sides of prepared pan. Bake at 325° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugars until smooth. Beat in the sour cream, flour and extracts. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Fold in chips and 3/4 cup crushed candies. Pour into crust. Sprinkle with remaining candies., Place springform pan in a large baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan., Bake at 325° until center is just set and top appears dull, about 1-1/4 hours. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix baking crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add extract; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended; pour over crust.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until centre is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
• Beat cream in separate bowl with mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form; spoon over cheesecake. Sprinkle with crushed candy.

Steps:

• Mix graham cracker crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar and melted butter together to make crust. Press mixture into bottom of 10-inch springform pan. Bake crust at 325F for 10 minutes. Cool.
• Mix cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar until just blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each until blended.
• Melt white chocolate in double boiler and stir into cream cheese mixture.
• Gently fold in crushed candy canes. Pour mixture over cooled crust. Bake 45-50 minutes at 325F or until center is almost set. Cool completely, then refrigerate for (at least) 4 hours.
• When ready to serve, spread a thin layer of whipped topping or whipped cream on top of cheesecake and sprinkle with more crushed candy canes. You can sprinkle with red and green sugar, too, if you like.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Line a 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan.
• Mix graham crumbs and butter; press firmly onto bottom of pan.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and extract in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add sour cream and chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, one at a atime, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Lift cheesecake from pan, using foil handles. Top each piece with a dollop of the whipped topping and a candy cane just before serving. Store any leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

Steps:

• to make the crust preheat oven to 350.
• wrap foil inside and around sides of 9 inch springform pan.
• in a food processor, pulse cookies into fine crumbs add four tablespoons melted butter and process until crumbs are moist and hold together.
• press crumbs into bottom and up sides of pan. bale for ten minutes and transer to a wire rack to cool.
• for filling, in a large bowl beat cream cheese with electric mixer until fluffy.
• gradually beat in sugar, flour, vanilla and peppermint.
• scrape down sides of bowl.
• add eggs one at a time beating after each addition.
• mix in sour cream until well blended.
• carefully pour filling into crust.
• place foil wrapped pan in a larger deep pan.
• heat water in a kettle and pour into larger pan til it reaches halfway up sides of cake pan.
• bake for 1 hour and ten minutes until edges are set and center jiggles.
• transer to a wire rack to cool.
• loosesly cover cake and refrigerate until cold.
• for the glaze melt white chocolate and butter in a bowl and set over saucepan of hot water stirring often.
• remove from heat.
• whisk in confectioner's sugar and cream.
• drizzle glaze over cooled cake.
• artfully arrange peppermint pattys on top of cake.