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| Eggnog Cheesecake |
| This cheesecake is so good that everyone should make it. I usually reserve it for my winter holiday party, but why not kick off winter with this luscious treat at your Thanksgiving table
Ingredients 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons white sugar 3 tablespoons melted butter 3 [8 ounce] packages cream cheese, softened to room temperature [I leave mine out overnight] 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons flour 3/4 cup eggnog 2 eggs 2 tablespoons rum 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg Method Preheat oven to 325° 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° 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 |
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