Creme De Menthe Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 3/4 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages softened cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup green creme de menthe

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300f; have ready an ungreased 9-inch springform pan.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, combine the two crust ingredients; mix well.
• 3 press in the bottom and up the sides of the pan; set aside.
• 4 in a large mixing bowl, with electric mixer, beat cream cheese until it is fluffy; slowly beat in sugar, beating until smooth.
• 5 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 stir in the cream and liqueur until well blended, then pour into the crust-lined springform pan.
• 7 bake in preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes or until the edges are set, but the centre jiggles ever so slightly when the pan is gently shaken.
• 8 turn oven off and leave the oven door open at least four inches; let the cheesecake sit in the oven for 30 minutes, or until the centre now appears set.
• 9 remove from oven and place on a wire rack on your counter for one hour, or until completely cooled.
• 10 cover, then refrigerate for at least three hours before serving.
• 11 just before serving, carefully run a table knife around the edges of the crust to loosen, then carefully remove the sides of the pan.
• 12 if desired, garnish individual servings with whipped cream and a crumbled or chopped chocolate mint (the kind that has the green stripe).