Cranberry Eggnog Cheesecake

Ingredients

1 1/2 coconut bar cookies
85 gr butter melted
1 filling
200 gr sugar divided
2 env gelatin
1 gr salt
4 eggs
350 gr dairy eggnog
450 ml cream cheese softened
6 gr orange peel
4 gr vanilla
2 ml cream of tartar
240 ml whipping cream
450 ml jellied cranberry sauce

Instructions

For crust Preheat oven to 350 oF Combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto bottom & part way up sides of 23 cm springform pan. Bake 8-10 min. or until golden.

Cool completely For filling: Combine half cup sugar, gelatin & salt in a medium-sized heavy saucepan. Beat egg yolks slightly & and combine with eggnog; gradually stir into gelatin i mixture. Cook over low to med heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin is dissolved & thickened. Do not boil. Remove from heat & cool slightly. Beat cream cheese, orange peel & vanilla until fluffy. Stir in cooked mixture till well blended. Refrigerate until mixture mounds when dropped from a spoon. Beat egg whites and cream of tarter till frothy. Gradually beat in remaining half c sugar; beat till stiff and glossy. Beat cream until stiff peaks form . Fold whites and whipped cream into cream cheese mixture. Puree cranberry sauce in food processor or blender till smooth. Spoon one third of cream cheese mixture into crust. Top with one third cranberry puree. Swirl cranberry mixture into cream cheese mixture using a spatula. Repeat layers twice. Refrigerate Several hours or overnight. To serve: Place cake on serving plate. Loosen sides of cake with a spatula. Carefully remove sides of pan. Refrigerate till serving time. Recipe By :