A delicious holiday-themed cheesecake treat!
As the holiday season approaches, I have been looking for new and delicious holiday-themed recipes! Cheesecake is a popular treat that nearly everybody loves, so when I saw the recipe for Peppermint Bark Cheesecake, I just had to try it!
It takes the fundamentals of an excellent cheesecake and spruces it up with fancy holiday vibes. Peppermint bark meets cheesecake in this minty, chocolately dessert. It is studded with chopped chocolate and candy canes.
The recipe for Peppermint Bark Cheesecake is very easy to make, and yields 12 servings with a prep time of 40 minutes and a total time of 8 hours. If anyone is interested in checking out the instructions, please click on the image up above.
The following ingredients were used:
FOR THE CUST
- 24 Oreos, crushed
- 4 tbsp. butter, melted
- Pinch kosher salt
FOR THE CHEESECAKE
- 4 (8-oz.) blocks cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 c. granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract
- 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 9 oz. white chocolate, chopped, melted, and cooled slightly
- 6 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 c. chopped candy canes, plus more for topping
- Whipped topping, for garnish
- Chocolate shavings, for garnish
Pros:
- Serves 12
- Quick prep time, the bulk of the time is just refrigerating over night
- Easy to make
- Holiday-themed
- Based off of the Cheesecake Factory recipe
Bottom Line:
I am just so in love with this recipe! It looks very festive and tastes both minty and chocolatey. A perfect addition to my holiday recipe book!
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