Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, peppermint bark cheesecake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Peppermint Bark Cheesecake is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Peppermint Bark Cheesecake is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook peppermint bark cheesecake using 23 ingredients and 28 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Peppermint Bark Cheesecake:
- Make ready Crust
- Take regular Oreos, with filling
- Make ready butter, melted
- Get Filling
- Get cream cheese, softened
- Get sugar
- Prepare white chocolate, melted (Ghirardelli is preferred)
- Make ready flour
- Get heavy cream
- Get salt
- Prepare peppermint extract
- Get eggs
- Make ready Ghirardelli peppermint bark
- Make ready Mousse
- Get cool whip, softened
- Get cream cheese, softened
- Get white chocolate, melted
- Make ready sugar
- Get vanilla
- Take Topping
- Make ready chocolate shavings
- Make ready peppermint pieces
- Make ready cool whip (preferably in a spray can)
Steps to make Peppermint Bark Cheesecake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Prepare a 9" spring-form pan with 2 sheets of tin foil
- In a food processor, blend cookies until only fine crumbs remain
- Add melted butter & blend
- Transfer crumb mixture to spring-form pan
- Using a flat-bottomed cup (or whatever is handy), press down to create an even crust
- Bake crust for 10 minutes, then set aside
- Reduce temperature to 325°
- Cut peppermint bark into small pieces & set aside
- Melt 4 ounces of white chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water, stirring until fully melted (over microwave on 50% power for 30 second intervals until melted, stirring well between each interval)
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat 24 ounces of cream cheese until smooth
- Add sugar & mix well (scrape bowl well before each addition)
- Add melted chocolate, flour, whipping cream, salt, & peppermint extract - mix well
- Add one egg at a time on medium/low speed until smooth & well-blended
- Add peppermint bark pieces, stirring by hand
- Pour the filling into the crust
- Transfer spring-form pan into a larger pan, such as a roasting pan
- Add enough hot water to the larger pan to reach halfway up the outside of the spring-form pan
- Carefully place in oven & bake at 325° for 1 hour
- Turn off the oven, but leave the cheesecake in the oven for another 45 minutes
- Remove & let cool for at least 1 hour
- Chill for at least 4 hours
- In a medium bowl, beat 4 ounces of softened cream cheese, 2 ounces of melted white chocolate, cool whip, 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar, & vanilla until smooth
- Carefully remove side of spring-form pan & spread mousse mixture evenly over cheesecake
- Chill for at least 4 hours
- Sprinkle with chocolate shavings & peppermint pieces
- Spray cool whip on the top edges
- Store covered in the refrigerator
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