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Eggnog Cheesecake

Christmas Eggnog Cheesecake is a very special recipe which my husband says is the best cheesecake I have ever made. Made with a beautiful home made gingerbread base and a smooth, creamy eggnog cheesecake filling, it is impossible to refuse.
Prep Time30 minutes
Setting Time2 hours 20 minutes
Total Time2 hours 50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Baileys Irish Cream, Christmas, Christmas Recipe, Cream cheese, dessert, Eggnog, Gingerbread, gingerbread men, Gingerbread People, Nana In Your Pocket, nanainyourpocket, Xmas
Servings: 12
Cost: $$

Equipment

  • Blender or Electric Mixer
  • 25cm Spring-form cake tin
  • Baking paper
  • Measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients

Base

  • 250 g ginger biscuits I used my Gingerbread Men recipe. See Notes
  • 85 g butter melted

Filling

  • 500 g cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup caster sugar
  • 1½ cup Eggnog I used my Eggnog recipe but you can substitute store bought
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • 450 ml thickened cream
  • 2 tsp powdered gelatin
  • ¼ cup boiling water

To Decorate

  • 1 recipe Chantilly Cream See notes
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg

Instructions

Base

  • Crush Ginger biscuits in a blender or with a rolling pin until fine crumbs
  • Mix in melted butter and stir through until well combined.
  • Press into the base and up the sides of a 20cm spring-form tin, which has been greased and lined with baking paper
  • Refrigerate until firm (about 20 minutes)

Filling

  • Add cream cheese, sugar, eggnog, cinnamon, nutmeg and cream into a blender or mixer and mix until well combined and smooth
  • Dissolve gelatin powder in boiling water and add to cream cheese mixture. Blend or mix again until well mixed and smooth
  • Remove base from fridge and pour mixture onto the base. Return to the fridge to set (about 2 hours

Decorate

  • Make up Chantilly Cream (see notes) and pipe onto the top of the cheesecake as desired
  • Sprinkle nutmeg lightly over Chantilly Cream
  • Enjoy

Notes

I used my Gingerbread Man recipe for the base of the cheesecake. You can find the recipe here or you can use a store bought gingerbread, such as Arnotts Gingernut biscuits.
I used my Eggnog recipe in the filling. You can find the recipe here or you can use a store bought Eggnog. 
 
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