These delicious eggnog cheesecake served with cherry sauce are perfect for an anytime dessert.
Eggnog Cheesecake with Cherry Sauce
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 6 hr 0 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 16
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup vanilla wafer cookie crumbs (about 24 wafers)
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Filling
- 3 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup dairy eggnog (do not use canned)
- 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Sauce
- 1 (21-oz.) can cherry pie filling
- 1/4 cup frozen cranberry juice concentrate, thawed
- 1/4 teaspoon rum extract
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, combine crust ingredients; mix well. Press in bottom of ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350°F. for 8 to 10 minutes or until set.
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Step2Meanwhile, beat cream cheese in large bowl at medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar until smooth. At low speed, add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until combined after each addition. Add eggnog, rum extract and nutmeg; beat until smooth.
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Step3Remove crust from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Pour cream cheese mixture over partially baked crust. Return to oven; bake at 325°F. for 55 to 65 minutes or until set. Cool in pan on wire rack for 30 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen. Cool 2 hours or until completely cooled. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
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Step4Just before serving, in medium bowl, combine all sauce ingredients; mix well. To serve, carefully remove sides of pan. Cut cheesecake into wedges; place on individual dessert plates. Spoon sauce over each serving. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
350
Calories
21g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
29g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 350
- Calories from Fat
- 190
- Total Fat
- 21g
- 32%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 60%
- Cholesterol
- 100mg
- 33%
- Sodium
- 200mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 29g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 4 Fat;
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