Start with a quick cookie-crumb crust, then add a refreshing, mint-green filling flavored fast with creamy liqueur.
Crème de Menthe Cheesecake
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 6 hr 0 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 3/4 cups chocolate cookie crumbs (from 9-oz. pkg.)
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Filling
- 3 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/4 cup green crème de menthe
Garnish
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 8 thin chocolate and green mints, coarsely chopped
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 300°F. In medium bowl, combine crust ingredients; mix well. Press in bottom and up sides of ungreased 9-inch springform pan.
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Step2Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in 3/4 cup whipping cream and crème de menthe until well blended. Pour into crust-lined pan.
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Step3Bake at 300°F. for 60 to 70 minutes or until edges are set but center still jiggles slightly when gently shaken. Turn oven off; open oven door at least 4 inches. Let cheesecake sit in oven for 30 minutes or until center is set.
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Step4Remove cheesecake from oven. Cool in pan on wire rack for 1 hour or until completely cooled. Cover; refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.
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Step5Just before serving, carefully run knife around sides of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. In small bowl, beat 1/2 cup whipping cream and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Pipe or spoon whipped cream around edge of cheesecake. Garnish with chopped mints. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
360
Calories
27g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
17g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/16 of Recipe
- Calories
- 360
- Calories from Fat
- 245
- Total Fat
- 27g
- 42%
- Saturated Fat
- 16g
- 80%
- Cholesterol
- 115mg
- 38%
- Sodium
- 240mg
- 10%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 17g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 5 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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