Sausage and Pepper Cheesecake

Crackers provide an easy crust to this sausage and pepper cheesecake - a flavorful appetizer.

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ingredients 10
Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 8 hr 10 min

Ingredients

1: cup crushed round buttery crackers (about 24 crackers)

3: tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

1: lb bulk spicy pork sausage

2: packages (8 oz each) refrigerated tricolor diced bell peppers

3: packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened

: 1/2 cup whipping cream

: 1/2 teaspoon salt

3: eggs

4: oz smoked Gouda cheese, shredded (1 cup)

: Mini sweet peppers, cut into rings, if desired

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix crackers and butter until blended. Press in bottom of pan. Bake 8 minutes or until golden brown. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F.
2 Meanwhile, heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and diced bell peppers; cook until sausage is no longer pink. Drain; set aside.
3 In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add whipping cream, salt and eggs; beat on low speed just until smooth. Stir in cheese and sausage and pepper mixture. Pour over crust; smooth top.
4 Bake 50 minutes or until center is almost set. Turn oven off; open oven door at least 4 inches. Let cheesecake remain in oven 30 minutes. Run knife around edge of pan to loosen cheesecake. Cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.
5 To serve, run small metal spatula around edge of pan; carefully remove side and bottom of pan. Place cheesecake on serving platter. Cut into wedges. Garnish with mini peppers.