Eggnog Cheesecake

"A delightful holiday pleaser! Serve this rich and yummy cheesecake to your family and friends this holiday season, then sit back and wait for their rave reviews! I clipped this out of a magazine years ago, but I don't recall which one. Prep and Cook times are all estimates. I recommend an overnight chill."
 
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Ready In:
43mins
Ingredients:
13
Yields:
1 cheesecake
Serves:
10-12
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ingredients

  • 1 14 cups finely crushed vanilla wafers (30 wafers)
  • 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 13 cup sugar
  • 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
  • 1 cup canned eggnog or 1 cup dairy eggnog
  • 4 beaten egg yolks
  • 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons rum or 2 tablespoons milk
  • 4 egg whites
  • 12 cup sugar
  • 12 cup whipping cream
  • chocolate shavings or crushed vanilla wafer (optional)
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directions

  • In a small mixing bowl, combine the 1 1/4 cups crushed wafers and melted margarine or butter; toss to thoroughly combine.
  • Press crumb mixture into bottom and 1/2" up sides of a 9" springform pan to form a firm, even crust.
  • Chill about 1 hour or till firm.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan combine the 1/3 cup sugar and gelatin.
  • Stir in eggnog, egg yolks, and nutmeg.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, till mixture just comes to a boil.
  • Remove from heat.
  • In a large mixer bowl beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds or till softened; gradually beat in gelatin mixture.
  • Stir in rum or milk.
  • Chill till partially set.
  • In a medium mixer bowl beat egg whites on medium speed of electric mixer till soft peaks form (tips curl).
  • Add remaining sugar, beating to stiff peaks (tips stand straight).
  • In a small mixer bowl beat whipping cream to soft peaks.
  • Fold whites and whipped cream into gelatin mixture.
  • Turn into crumb-lined pan.
  • Cover; chill till firm, several hours or overnight.
  • Loosen sides of cheesecake from pan with a spatula; remove sides.
  • Sprinkle shaved chocolate or wafer crumbs around the top edge of the cheesecake.

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