Rum Raisin Cheesecake
- 13 cup butter or 13 cup hard margarine
- 1 12 cups chocolate chip cookie crumbs (about 16 cookies, processed)
- 1 cup dark raisin
- 23 cup spiced rum
- 2 (8 ounce) packages light cream cheese, softened
- 12 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 (3 1/2 ounce) milk chocolate candy bars, melted
- 1 cup low-fat sour cream
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- cocoa, for dusting
- Crust: Grease bottom and side of 9 inch (22 cm) springform pan.
- Melt butter in medium saucepan.
- Remove from heat.
- Add crumbs.
- Mix well.
- Press evenly in bottom of prepared pan with flat-bottomed glass.
- Chill for 1 hour.
- Filling: Combine raisins and rum in small bowl.
- Let stand for 1 hour.
- Do not drain.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until smooth.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until just combined.
- Add next 3 ingredients.
- Add raisin mixture.
- Stir.
- Pour onto crust.
- Spread evenly.
- Bake in 325F (160C) oven for about 1 hour until almost set.
- Filling may still wobble in middle, but will set upon cooling.
- Immediately run knife around inside edge of pan to allow cheesecake to settle evenly.
- Cool completely.
- Cover.
- Chill for at least 6 hours or overnight.
- Dust cheesecake with cocoa.
butter, chocolate chip cookie crumbs, dark raisin, rum, light cream cheese, sugar, eggs, milk chocolate, lowfat sour cream, allpurpose, cocoa
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/rum-raisin-cheesecake-213376 (may not work)