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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 2 Minutes |
Ready In: 62 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Cheesecake Extraordinaire Ingredients:
11 vanilla cream-filled sandwich style cookies, crushed |
3 tablespoons chopped pecans |
3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted |
24 ounces cream cheese |
3/4 cup dark brown sugar |
5 teaspoons cornstarch |
4 eggs |
1 egg yolk |
1/3 cup peach schnapps |
3 tablespoons whipping cream |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 1/4 cups peeled finely chopped peaches |
1/4 cup chopped pecans |
Directions:
1. Make the crust: in a bowl, stir the crushed cookies and pecans together; stir in the melted butter until well combined.
2. Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
3. Make the filling: In a big bowl combine the cream cheese, brown sugar, and cornstarch; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
4. Add in eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Beat in the peach schnapps, whipping cream, and vanilla extract.
6. Stir in the peaches and pecans; pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
7. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 15 minutes; decrease oven temperature to 225° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
8. Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
9. Turn the oven off, return the cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour.
10. Chill, uncovered, overnight.
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