Holiday Eggnog Cheesecake
Eggnog Cheesecake is a rich holiday dessert with a spiced graham cracker crust, creamy eggnog-infused filling, and fluffy eggnog whipped cream topping.
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Ingredients
For the crust
- 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
For the eggnog cheesecake filling
- 32 oz cream cheese softened
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup eggnog
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
For the eggnog whipped cream
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup eggnog
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon rum extract
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F, grease springform pan, and wrap with foil for water bath.
- Mix graham crumbs, brown sugar, nutmeg, butter, and rum extract. Press into pan base and sides.
- Beat cream cheese until smooth, add sugar, then eggs one at a time. Mix in eggnog, rum extract, cornstarch, and nutmeg.
- Pour filling into crust, place pan in roasting pan with hot water halfway up sides. Bake 85 mins, let rest in oven 10–15 mins.
- Cool on counter 10 mins, loosen edges, then cool 1 hour. Cover and chill at least 6 hours or overnight.
- Whip cold cream and sugar, then add eggnog and rum extract. Whip to stiff peaks, top cheesecake, and pipe decorations.