Yuletide Cheesecake
- 1 12 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
- 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine, melted
- 36 jingles milk chocolate candies
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
- 14 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- PREHEAT oven to 350F.
- FOR CRUST:.
- GREASE bottom and side of 9-inch springform pan.
- COMBINE graham cracker crumbs and butter in medium bowl.
- Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
- Place in freezer for 5 minutes.
- FOR CHEESECAKE:.
- SET aside 12 Nestle Jingles to use for garnish.
- Unwrap and cut remaining Nestle Jingles in quarters.
- BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large mixer bowl until fluffy.
- Beat in vanilla extract.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sprinkle cut Nestle Jingles over bottom of crust to 1/2-inch from edge.
- Pour filling into crust.
- BAKE for 50 minutes or until center is set and edges begin to crack.
- Cool for 2 minutes before adding sour cream topping.
- FOR TOPPING:.
- COMBINE sour cream, sugar and vanilla extract in medium bowl; mix well.
- Spread over surface of warm cheesecake.
- Bake for 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
- REFRIGERATE for several hours or overnight.
- Remove side of springform pan.
- Garnish each slice with one unwrapped Nestle Jingle.
graham cracker crumbs, butter, chocolate candies, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, eggs, sour cream, sugar, vanilla
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/yuletide-cheesecake-191557 (may not work)