Peppermint White Chocolate Cheesecake

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 tbsp All-purpose flour
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 cup Peppermint chocolate bark
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract, pure
  • 1 Whipped cream
  • 4 oz White chocolate

• Snacks

  • 2 cups Graham cracker cookie crumbs

• Dairy

  • 3 8-ounce cream cheese blocks
  • 5 tbsp Butter
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Heavy cream

• Desserts

  • 1 Peppermint candies

Found on blahnikbaker.com

Ingredients

• 2 cups Graham cracker cookie crumbs
• 5 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 8 ounce cream cheese blocks, softened at room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 ounces white chocolate, melted
• 1 ½ tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tablespoon heavy cream
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup peppermint chocolate bark (I used Ghirardelli), chopped
• Whipped cream
• Peppermint candies, crushed

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Wrap the entire outside of a 9-inch spring -form pan with two sheets of foil. In a medium bowl, combine the cookie crumbs with the melted butter and mix until a wet-sand like mixture forms. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and evenly spread it. Use a flat bottom cup and press down on crust to create an even layer. Bake crust for 10 minutes. Let cool while you prepare the filing.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add sugar and mix until combined, another minute, scraping down bowl as needed. Add in melted white chocolate, flour, heavy cream, salt and vanilla extract. Mix well on medium-low speed. Reduce speed to low and add eggs in one at a time, mixing until combined. Mix filling until smooth for an additional minute.
• Using a rubber spatula, stir in the chopped peppermint bark by hand. Pour filling into springform pan with crust. Place springform pan into a much larger baking pan. Add hot water into the larger baking pan to reach half way up the side of your springform pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F for one hour. Then turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake in the oven for additional 45 minutes. Remove cheesecake from oven and from water bath and foil wrap. Allow to cool at room temperature for at least an hour before chilling. Chill for 6 hours or overnight.
• Top with whipped cream and crushed peppermint candies.