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Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake
A thick, creamy peppermint cheesecake topped with dark chocolate ganache and whipped cream.
👥 16 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h 30m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 Mary Younkin📖 chocolatewithgrace
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- saucepan
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 325 F. Stir the crushed Oreos and melted butter together. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
Oreos (finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups))18butter (melted)3 tablespoons
2
In a large bowl beat together the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the melted white chocolate, crushed peppermints, peppermint extract and sour cream. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating just until combined after each addition.
sugar1 cupeggs (room temperature)4
3
Pour the batter on top of the crust in the spring form pan and bake for 55 to ⏱️ 60 minutes or until center is just set. Turn off the oven and let cool inside the oven for an hour. Remove and cool completely.
4
To make the ganache, chop the chocolate and place in a heat proof bowl. Heat the cream in a saucepan over low heat until hot. do not boil. Pour the cream over the chocolate and whisk until smooth.
5
Cool and pour of cheesecake. Add whipped cream and crushed candy canes right before serving.
Whipped cream
Nutrition Facts
calories
346 kcal
fat Content
22 g
serving Size
1 piece
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
28 g
sodium Content
168 mg
protein Content
5 g
cholesterol Content
90 mg
carbohydrate Content
35 g
saturated Fat Content
12 g
unsaturated Fat Content
8 g
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