Eggnog was never a holiday tradition in my house, in fact I just tried it for the first time yesterday! Stephen has told me time and time again how much he loves it, but somehow year after year I never get it for him. I’m a terrible person, I know. However, when I was at the grocery store this weekend I actually noticed it sitting there on the shelf, so I grabbed a bottle off it and shoved it in my cart. Needless to say I had one surprised and happy husband when I arrived home with it in hand! Yesterday afternoon we opened it and I tried some. It was thick and incredibly rich. I’m pretty sure I drank too much. Is that possible? It was sooo filling! I don’t know, do you love it enough to drink a tall glass of it, or do you drink it in small amounts? Hmmm… anyway, I decided to use the last bit of it to make these mini cheesecakes. They turned out tasting amazing, and the best part? They were in creamy bite-sized portions! Everyone loved them, including me!
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Ingredients
- 1 (8) oz package original cream cheese - room temperature
- 1/4 cup eggnog
- 1 1/2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
crust
- 6 gingersnap cookies
- 2 graham crackers
- 1 1/2 Tbsp butter - melted
- 1 1/2 tsp brown sugar
- pinch of salt
spiced vanilla bean whipped cream
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- seeds from ¼ a vanilla bean
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a mini cheesecake pan with baking spray. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a food processor, grind all ingredients for crust, except for the melted butter. The mixture should resemble slightly coarse crumbs. Remove mixture and pour melted butter over. Mix until crumbs are wet. Press into the bottom of each hole. Place in oven and bake for 10 minutes.
- While crust is baking prepare filling beating together cream cheese, sugar, and eggnog until smooth. Add spices, vanilla, and egg. Mix until just combined. Fold in flour with spatula.
- Pour filling over each crust, dividing evenly. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pan for 20 minutes before removing cheesecakes (yes your cheesecakes will sink a little, this is normal).
- Remove cheesecakes from pan using the bottom of a wooden spoon. Using a butter knife, remove metal bottoms and place cheesecakes in an airtight container. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
- While cheesecakes are cooling, prepare vanilla bean whipped cream by fitting a chilled mixing bowl into your stand mixer. Add heavy cream, sugar, scraped vanilla bean seeds, nutmeg and cinnamon. Using the whisk attachment beat on high for 2-3 minutes until stiff peaks begin to form. Return to refrigerator until cheesecakes are ready to be served.
- To assemble top with a swirl of whipped cream.
Notes
-Makes 12 mini cheesecakes using the Chicago Metallic Mini Cheesecake Pan
Nutrition
Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 620IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 1mg
Recipe by Stephen + Natalie
I can’t believe you just tried the stuff for the first time!! My mom LOVES it, so I’ve grown up with it. Those cheesecakes look delish though 🙂 AND the design! Oh my gosh, I love it!!
These looks like a real treat!!!! There is always a first, I first tried eggnog last year!!!! In a cheesecake, I bet it’s really good!
I’ve never been a huge fan of eggnog, always thought it was too thick. I might have to give this recipe a try, anyways, though! Pinning!
Love the new look of your blog! Did you design it yourself?
Thanks! I bought the template from Blog Milk and then customized it, made my own header, added my own background & colors! It was so easy and they have some really unique designs!
We just polished off a carton of eggnog. Now that I have seen these I clearly need to buy more:-) Cheesecake sounds wonderful!!!
These look delicious! I love baking with eggnog. Please come link these up on Totally Tasty Tuesday. Mmmm…
Can you believe I’ve never tried eggnog yet? I definitely have to make these for the holidays though. I can’t turn down anything cheesecake-related!
I don’t really like eggnog by itself, but I have a feeling it would be great in cheesecake! I mean, cheesecake makes everything better right? : )