Sweet Cheesecake Recipes
Frozen Peppermint Cheesecake
Yield: two 9 inch cheesecakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (about 24 wafers)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup crushed hard peppermint candy
- Red food coloring (optional)
- 2 cups (1 pint) whipping cream, whipped (or nondairy whipped topping)
Instructions
- Combine crumbs, sugar, and butter. Press on bottoms and halfway up sides of two 9-inch springform pans.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cheese until fluffy.
- Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk.
- Stir in crushed candy and food coloring if desired.
- Fold in whipped cream.
- Pour into prepared pan, and cover.
- Freeze for 6 hours or until firm.
- Garnish as desired.
- Return leftovers to freezer.
Notes
Alternate crust: Purchase two prepared chocolate pie crusts. Follow rest of recipe.