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Peppermint Cheesecake Recipe

Try this easy Peppermint Cheesecake recipe! It's perfect for Christmas dessert with its creamy cream cheese and white chocolate filling, Oreo crust, and peppermint candy topping. 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Cooling Time 3 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 320kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 25 cream-filled chocolate wafers such as original Oreos, finely crushed
  • 3 tablespoon butter melted
  • 2 pkg. 8 oz. each PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract or 10 drops peppermint essential oil
  • 4 oz softened white chocolate almost melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup finely crushed starlight mints divided
  • 1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping 8-ounce container
  • Shaved chocolate optional

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Using a fork, stir together crushed cream-filled chocolate wafers with melted butter in a mixing bowl until the mixture is evenly moistened. Firmly press mixture into an even layer in the bottom pie dish.
  • Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes then remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
  • Beat cream cheese, sugar, white chocolate, and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer until blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended. Add 10 drops of peppermint essential oil (or as much as you prefer).
  • Stir in ½ cup crushed mints.
  • Pour into crust; sprinkle with ¼ cup of the remaining crushed mints.
  • Bake 40 min. or until the center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm. Top with COOL WHIP and remaining crushed mints and shaved chocolate just before serving. (You can add a few drops of peppermint oil to the whip topping if you want a stronger flavor.)

Notes

  • Using low-fat cream cheese in this recipe is fine. 
  • Make sure to take your cream cheese out of the refrigerator to soften for about 30 minutes before making the filling. 
  • You can use homemade whipped cream instead of the Cool Whip Whipped Topping. 
Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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Nutrition

Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 164mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 144IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 2mg