Miss Daisy's Eggnog Cheesecake
By: Daisy King
Published: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 11:45am

Ingredients




Crust:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
Filling:
3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 eggs,lightly beaten
3/4 cup eggnog
1/2 teaspoon rum extract
Dash ground nutmeg
Garnish:
Lightly spread a combination of sour cream and sweetened whipped cream over the top.
Add raspberries or your favorite fruit around the border .
Peppermint candy crumbs are also delicious
as a border to this recipe.

Preparation

1 Assemble ingredients and utensils. 2 Place a greased 9-inch springform pan on a double thickness of "heavy duty" foil, secure  foil wrapped around the pan. 3 In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. 4 Press onto the bottom of pan. 5 Place on a baking sheet. 6 Bake in a 325 degree oven for 10 minutes. 7 Cool on a wire rack. 8 In a large bowl of mixer, beat the cream cheese, sugar and flour until smooth. 9 Add eggs, beat on low speed just until combined. 10 Gradually stir in the eggnog, extract and nutmeg. Pour over crust. 11 Place springform pan into a larger pan with about 1 inch of hot water in bottom of pan. 12 Bake in a 325 degree oven for 45-50 minutes until center is set. 13 Remove pan from waterbath. 14 Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. 15 Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen, then let cool 1 hour. 16 Refrigerate overnight. when ready to serve use the desired garnish.

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