Candy Cane Swirl Cheesecake
I have made this before and thought it would be a good idea for Christmas dessert 2015. Didn't quite turn out they way I wanted it to, but those that ate it enjoyed it. Ingredients: Cream Cheese Mixture: 3 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1.5 tsp vanilla extract 3 eggs 42 Hershey's Kisses brand candy Cane Mint candies (divided 30/12) 1 Tbsp milk 1.5 cups sweetened whipped cream Cookie Crumb Crust: 1.5 cups vanilla wafer cookie crumbs (approx 45 crushed cookies) 1 Tbsp sugar 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted butter Directions: 1. Heat oven to 350F degrees. Prepare cookie crumb crust. Stir together wafer cookie crumbs and sugar in medium bowl; blend in melted butter. Press mixture onto bottom and 1/2 inch up side of 9" springform pan. Bake 8 minutes; cool. 2. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Set aside 1/4 cup batter; spread remaining batter ...