Country Ham Cheesecake

Name: Country Ham Cheesecake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 12-15 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons butter, melted; 3 cups oyster crackers; 1 cup grated parmesan cheese; 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temp; 7 large eggs; 2 cups grated swiss cheese; 1 cup cubed ham, 1/2 in cubes; 1/3 cup chopped fresh chives; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon white pepper

Submitted by katie in the UP

"I've never made this...but I have eaten it!! It was wonderful! (we had it at a wine and cheese party)"

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Ready In:: 2hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 12-15

ingredients

6 tablespoons butter, melted
3 cups oyster crackers
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temp
7 large eggs
2 cups grated swiss cheese
1 cup cubed ham, 1/2 in cubes
¹⁄₃ cup chopped fresh chives
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon white pepper

directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Brush 9 inch diameter springform pan with 1 tbls melted butter.
Finely grind crackers in processor.
Mix cracker crumbs, parmesan and 5 tbls melted butter in a med bowl to blend. Reserve 1/2 cup of crumb mixture for topping; press remaining onto bottom and sides of prepared pan.
Refrigerate while preparing filling.
Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and eggs in a large bowl until smooth.
Mix in remaining ingredients, pour filling onto crust.
Sprinkle with remaining crumbs.
Place cheesecake on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until filling no longer moves in center when gently shaken, about 2 hours.
Cool 30 minutes.
Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Reviews

Loved taste. Only gave 4 stars because the crust did not hold together well. Needed more butter. I used grated parmesan out of the can and would use fresh next time. I used double the country ham in smaller dice. For an appetizer I would reduce the amount of filling by half because it was too tall to make small slices. I could not imagine cutting this huge cheesecake into 12-15 servings and eating a whole piece at one setting. Very Rich. Everyone who ate it enjoyed the flavor.

Dinerisopen
Wonderful. We made it for a family brunch and everyone loved it. I use Ritz crackers in place of oyster crackers.

swissms
To anyone who reads this review... TRY THIS RECIPE, It's a WINNER!! I have made this recipe several times, I was actually just checking to see if it was already posted because I was going to post it myself. This is a staple of Chef Marcel Desaulniers on the menu at The Trellis in Williamsburg VA. This is really such a wonderfully flavorful first course, or you could serve it with a salad as a nice lunch dish. It has a creamy richness to it so if you're serving it as a first course, do put it over some dressed greens to balance and slice the pieces on the small side.

CHRISSYG