Recipe Box: Eggnog Cheesecake Bars
This recipe is from our friends at Martha Stewart Living. Once a month we'll share our favorite Martha Stewart Living recipe here on LaurenConrad.com for all of you to try. Today's recipe is a delicious twist on a seasonal classic... Enjoy and happy cooking!
Elizabeth's Eggnog Cheesecake Bars
Serves 18
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil cooking spray, for pan
- 12 graham crackers, finely ground (1 1/2 cups)
- 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 pound cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3/4 cup eggnog
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon brandy
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, plus more for dusting
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. Stir together graham crackers, 3 tablespoons sugar, and the melted butter. Press into bottom of pan. Bake until crust is just brown around the edges, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool.
- Meanwhile, beat cream cheese with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining 3/4 cup sugar, the eggs, yolk, eggnog, flour, brandy, vanilla, nutmeg, and salt; beat until smooth. Pour filling over crust. Set pan in a roasting pan, and add enough hot water to come halfway up sides of baking pan. Bake until just set, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove baking pan from water bath, and transfer to a wire rack. Let cool slightly, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Cut into 1 1/2-by-3-inch bars. Lightly dust tops of bars with freshly grated nutmeg just before serving.
What are some of your favorite classic treats with a holiday-esque taste?
Special thanks to Martha Stewart Living for sharing this fabulous recipe with us today!
XO Team LC
Source: Martha Stewart Living, December 2009
Photo credit: Martha Stewart Living
30 comments
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I don't drink eggnog but I'd be willing to give this recipe a try!
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I just figured out that there are real eggs in eggnog.... Thought it was called that because of its colour. Duh, right?
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I wish I had the patience to bake because this looks great!
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I really, really want to try these Nutella Eggnog Cookies that I found on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/pin/68398488062430543/
I think they would be perfect for an upcoming Cookie Exchange I'm participating in. :)
-Kelby
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Basically everything I am obsessed with in one food...thank you :)
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It looks yummy. I am fond of eating and I love cakes. I will try it for sure.
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My favorite is bark candy that you can give any type of holiday twist to by using different colors and flavors that are related to the holiday. It always helps that chocolate is the perfect treat for any holiday gathering!
http://thepreppyplanner.weebly.com/1/post/2012/11/holiday-bark-candy.html
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Yay! I was looking for some new treats to make for our office Christmas party! I will definitely be giving these a try!! :) -
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