Egg Nog Cheesecake For The Holidays

Eggnog Cheesecake is easy to make and oh so good. Even if you have minimal baking experience, you will find this recipe easy to make.

Ingredients

Graham Cracker Pie Crust from the store

or

Make Your Own Pie Crust

1 1/2 cups of finely crushed graham crackers
1/3 cup of sugar
6 tablespoons melted butter

Mix all of the ingredients together and firmly place in a 8-9 inch pie pan. You can chill for an hour or bake for 7 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees. I have found it easier to bake it in 7 mins because the kids are not patient enough to wait an hour.


Cheesecake Filling

3 packages of Cream Cheese
3/4 cup of eggnog
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 tablespoons of floor
Pinch of nutmeg
Rum (Optional)
Pure Vanilla (Optional)

Allow the cream cheese to sit at room temperature to soften. In a bowl, add the cream cheese and all of the ingredients. Allow to set for a few minutes and using a blender on a low speed, mix all of the ingredients. You should have a smooth texture within a few minutes. (You will have minimal clumping. You cannot smooth out the mixture to a perfect texture) You can add vanilla or rum. Your decision. I like the pure vanilla. Sum purists prefer the rum.

Baking instructions

Preheat the oven to 425

Cook the pie for 10 minutes.
Reduce the temperature to 250 degrees
Bake the pie an additional 45 minutes.
The pie should be firm and you will have minimal light browning on the top.
Take the pie out and let it cool.

 
 

1. In a medium bowl combine graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar and butter. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan.
2. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool.
3. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
4. 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.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
6. 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.