With Cranberry Whiskey Sauce
I’m not sure there’s anything that screams Christmas more than eggnog and cranberries. And when combined in a creamy cheesecake with a little zip of whiskey, I say let the festive season begin!
My White Chocolate Eggnog Cheesecake with Cranberry Whiskey Sauce is not only simple to make (really!), but it looks so stinkin’ impressive as the centerpiece to any Christmas table. And when white chocolate snowflakes are added, guests will be ho ho ho-ing and rum pa pum pumm-ing their way through every bite.
No kidding.
And if you want a little tutelage on how to make the snowflakes (as well as other white chocolate garnish ideas), just visit my episode of I’m Dreaming of a White Chocolate Christmas. It’s really quite amazing how much a white chocolate garnish can add a certain elegance to any dessert. Plus, I did go a bit tart on the sauce itself, so if you want a sweeter flavor, I’d say go liberal with the white chocolate garnish.
- Crust:
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 16 squares)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- White Chocolate Eggnog Filling
- 4 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup eggnog
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 8 ounces white baking chocolate, melted and cooled
- Cranberry Whiskey Sauce:
- 4 cups fresh cranberries
- 1½ tablespoons cornstarch
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons whiskey
- ¼ cup water
- Additional white chocolate for garnish
- Preheat oven to 325°
- In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and 3 tablespoons sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet, and bake at 325° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
- In a large bowl, blend cream cheese and ½ cup sugar until smooth. Add flour and beat well. Add eggs, and beat on low just until combined. Add eggnog, vanilla, nutmeg and white chocolate; beat just until blended. Pour over crust. Return pan to baking sheet, and bake at 325° for 60-70 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen and cool 1 hour longer.
- In the meantime, combine cranberries, cornstarch, ¾ cup sugar, whiskey and water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Stirring occasionally, cook for about 5 minutes or until mixture starts to thicken. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- Spoon cranberry sauce over the top of the cheesecake and refrigerate until ready to serve. Remove sides of pan from cheesecake and garnish with white chocolate. Refrigerate leftovers.
© 2013 Sherry Klinedinst
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If you say cheesecake, I’ll come running. It happens to be my favorite dessert. 🙂 I’d love for you to stop by this week’s link party and share this. Hope to see you there! http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2013/12/a-little-bird-told-me-link-party-72.html
Oh yum!! Your cheesecake looks delicious Sherry,and so festive!! Merry Christmas
G’day! What an unusual combination, true!
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers! Joanne
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I love cheesecake, and my husband likes eggnog. This sounds like a great dessert for us. Thanks for sharing at Food on Friday.
YUM-O!!! Just had to drop in and pin this!!!
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Your are too funny… loved the way you liquored up your cheesecake. Thanks for being part of Foodie Friday, Merry Christmas.
This looks and sound delish! Can’t wait to try it! 🙂
Thanks for linking up this festive dessert for the holidays at our Marvelous Monday party tonight – pinned!
This sounds yummy! I love white chocolate, eggnog, and cranberries, so this has to be wonderful. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday!
This sounds amazing and I love the white chocolate snowflakes!! Thank you for sharing it at the Christmas Roundup…I featured it today in our Craft Countdown. You can view the post here…http://sewlicioushomedecor.com/4th-day-crafting-white-chocolate-eggnog-cheesecake/.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 🙂
Marti
Just made it for Christmas!! White chocolate garnish and all, I did sweeten the cranberry sauce with a honey whiskey and little more sugar! All in all this cheesecake is amazing and easy to make!! Lets not forget, delicious! thanks for sharing!
You had me at the name! 🙂 Thanks for linking up with “Try a New Recipe Tuesday.” I hope you will be able to join us again this week. http://our4kiddos.blogspot.com/2013/12/try-new-recipe-tuesday-1231.html Happy New Year!
i miss you xo
I miss you too Katie! I hope to be back on track soon. Thanks so much for your message.
Wish you a very happy new year
This recipe looks so delicious! Hi, I’m Anita visiting from Freedom Fridays.